An evaluation of mattress encasings and high efficiency particulate filters on asthma control in the tropics

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-174

  Thiam, Daniel Goh Yam ^a   Tim, Chew Fook ^a   Hoon, Lim Sok ^a   Lei, Zhang ^a   Bee Wah, Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DUST; FEMALE; FILTER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; TROPICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDS; CHILD; DUST; FEMALE; FILTRATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0344069589     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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