Abatement of cockroach allergen (Bla g 1) in low-income, urban housing: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 339-345

  Arbes Jr , Samuel J ^a   Sever, Michelle ^a   Archer, Janet ^b   Long, Elizabeth H ^b   Gore, J Chad ^c   Schal, Coby ^c   Walter, Michelle ^d   Nuebler, Betsy ^d   Vaughn, Ben ^d   Mitchell, Herman ^d   Liu, Eric ^a   Collette, Nicholas ^a   Adler, Peter ^a   Sandel, Megan ^e   Zeldin, Darryl C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CODA Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RHO INC   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bla g 1; Cockroach allergen; Cockroaches; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COCKROACH ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLEANING; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; KITCHEN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIZATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0042664187     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1597     Document Type: Article

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