New insights in allergen avoidance measures for mite and pet sensitized patients. A critical appraisal

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1363-1376

  Liccardi, Gennaro ^a   Cazzola, Mario ^a   Walter Canonica, Giorgio ^b   Passalacqua, Giovanni ^b   D'Amato, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen avoidance; Bronchial asthma; Cat allergen; Fel d 1; Mite allergen; Pet; Prevention; Respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHEMICAL AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LAUNDRY; METHODOLOGY; MITE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITES; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 27144474923     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.03.012     Document Type: Review

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