Children, their school environment, and asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-5

  Leickly, Frederick E ^a  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD HEALTH; COCKROACH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; DUST EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSECT ALLERGY; KINDERGARTEN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; ROOM VENTILATION; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037271685     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63602-2     Document Type: Editorial

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