Effect of animal contact and microbial exposures on the prevalence of atopy and asthma in urban vs rural children in India

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 571-578

  Vedanthan, Pudupakkam K ^a,e   Mahesh, Padukudru A ^b   Vedanthan, Rajesh ^c   Holla, Amrutha D ^b   Liu, Andrew H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Allergy Asthma and Chest Centre   (India)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

EID: 33645973278     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63552-1     Document Type: Article

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