An association between plastic mattress covers and sheepskin underbedding use in infancy and house dust mite sensitization in childhood: A prospective study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-489

  Trevillian, L F ^a   Ponsonby, A L ^a,b   Dwyer, T ^b   Lim, L L Y ^a   Kemp, A ^c   Cochrane, J ^b   Carmichael, A ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen sensitization; House dust mite; Infant bedding; Mattress covers; Prospective cohort; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BED; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOAM; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MITES; PLASTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 0037399262     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01642.x     Document Type: Article

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