The role of indoor allergen sensitization and exposure in causing morbidity in women with asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 961-966

  Lewis, Sarah A ^a,b,c,d,e   Weiss, Scott T ^a,b,c,d   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,b,c,d   Burge, Harriet ^a,b,c,d   Gold, Diane R ^a,b,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma morbidity; Cat; Cockroach; Home allergens; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; STEROID;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SENSITIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036529083     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.7.2103044     Document Type: Article

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