Encasing study in mite-allergic patients - One-year, double-blind, placebo and environment-controlled investigation

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-19

  Brehler, Randolf ^a   Kniest, Frans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ALLERGOPHARMA JOACHIM GANZER KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Encasing; House dust mite; Prevention measures

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33644544706     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.18.1.15     Document Type: Article

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