Placebo-controlled study of the mite allergen-reducing effect of tannic acid plus benzyl benzoate on carpets in homes of children with house dust mite sensitization and asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-36

  Lau, Susanne ^a   Wahn, Julia ^a   Schulz, Gabriele ^a   Sommerfeld, Christine ^a   Wahn, Ulrich ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzyl benzoate; Der f 1; Der p 1; House dust mite allergen exposure; Mite allergen elimination; Tannic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; TANNIN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BENZOATES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; IMMUNIZATION;

EID: 0036233328     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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