National prevalence and exposure risk for mouse allergen in US households

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1167-1171

  Cohn, Richard D ^a   Arbes Jr , Samuel J ^b   Yin, Ming ^a   Jaramillo, Renee ^a   Zeldin, Darryl C ^b  

^a Stat and Pub Hlth Res Division   (United States)

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

Author keywords

allergens; Asthma; mouse allergen; Mus m 1; National Cooperative Inner City Asthma Study; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NCICAS; NIEHS; NSLAH I; The first National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; BUILDING; COCKROACH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; KITCHEN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 3042788123     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.12.592     Document Type: Article

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