The role of intervention in established allergy: Avoidance of indoor allergens in the treatment of chronic allergic disease

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 787-804

  Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a   Vaughan, John W ^a   Carter, Melody C ^a   Woodfolk, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Indoor allergens; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AVERMECTIN; BENZYL BENZOATE; BORIC ACID; CIPERMETHRIN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FIPRONIL; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; HYDROMETHYLNON; METHYL PIRIMIPHOS; METHYLCARBAMATE; NATAMYCIN; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033724660     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.110548     Document Type: Article

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