Environmental factors and childhood asthma

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 646-656

  Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Division of Immunology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD; COCKROACH; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MITE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLLEN; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RODENT;

EID: 33749028974     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20060901-08     Document Type: Review

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