A randomized trial of dehumidification in the control of house dust mite

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1172-1180

  Hyndman, S J ^a,e   Vickers, L M ^a,b   Htut, T ^b,d   Maunder, J W ^b   Peock, A ^b   Higenbottam, T W ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Entomology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; House dust mite; Humidity

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDS; BEHAVIOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MITES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033861196     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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