Manchester Asthma and Allergy Study: Low-allergen environment can be achieved and maintained during pregnancy and in early life

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages 252-258

  Custovic, Adnan ^a   Simpson, Bridget M ^a   Simpson, Angela ^a   Hallam, Claire ^a   Craven, Mark ^a   Brutsche, Martin ^a   Woodcock, Ashley ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Avoidance; Dust mite; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MITES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033961636     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(00)90073-3     Document Type: Article

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