Dust mite, cockroach, cat, and dog allergen concentrations in homes of asthmatic children in the Northeastern United States: Impact of socioeconomic factors and population density

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-425

  Leaderer, Brian P ^a   Belanger, Kathleen ^a   Triche, Elizabeth ^a   Holford, Theodore ^a   Gold, Diane R ^b,c   Kim, Young ^a   Jankun, Thomas ^a   Ren, Ping ^a   McSharry, Jean Ellen ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^d   Chapman, Martin D ^d   Bracken, Michael B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Asthma; Cats; Cockroaches; Dogs; Dust mites; Indoor air; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CAT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COCKROACH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOG; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MITE; MOTHER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; BLATTARIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036226687     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110419     Document Type: Article

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