Environmental allergen avoidance in allergic asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 203-205

  Eggleston, Peyton A ^a   Creticos, Peter S ^b   Lockey, Richard ^c   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^d   Sheffer, Albert ^a   Taggart, Virginia S ^b   Miller, Annette ^c   Clobes, Armin ^d   Scheuttenberg, William ^a   Shapas, Theodore J ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Allergy Control Products Inc

^c S C Johnson & Son Inc   (United States)

^d HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033009197     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70491-4     Document Type: Article

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