Knowledge and practice of dust mite control by specialty care

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 302-307

  Callahan, Karen Allan ^a   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a   Rand, Cynthia S ^b   Kanchanaraksa, Sukon ^c   Swartz, Lee J ^a   Wood, Robert A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0037344393     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61798-X     Document Type: Article

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