Effect of mattress and pillow encasings on children with asthma and house dust mite allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-176

  Halken, Susanne ^a,f   Høst, Arne ^b   Niklassen, Ulla ^c   Hansen, Lars G ^d   Nielsen, Frank ^a   Pedersen, Søren ^c   Østerballe, Ole ^d   Veggerby, Chris ^e   Poulsen, Lars K ^e  

^a Anæstesiologisk Center   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Laboratory of Medical Allergology   (Denmark)

^f Sonderborg Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; House dust mite allergy; Inhaled steroids; Mattress encasing

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLYURETHAN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BED; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 12244295433     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.5     Document Type: Article

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