Mattress encasings and mite allergen levels in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 490-495

  Van Strien, R T ^a   Koopman, L P ^b   Kerkhof, M ^c   Oldenwening, M ^a   De Jongste, J C ^b   Gerritsen, J ^c   Neijens, H J ^b   Aalberse, R C ^d   Smit, H A ^e   Brunekreef, B ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergen avoidance; Infants; Intervention; Mite allergens

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DUST EXPOSURE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MITES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0242584502     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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