Sociodemographic correlates of indoor allergen sensitivity among United States children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 747-752

  Stevenson, Lori A ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Gergen, Peter J ^a   Hoover, Donald R ^a   Rosenstreich, David ^a   Mannino, David M ^a   Matte, Thomas D ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b City Health and Hospitals Corporation   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Indoor allergens; NHANES; Prevalence; Race; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST EXPOSURE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035188871     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.119410     Document Type: Article

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