House dust mite control measures in the treatment of asthma

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-354

  Vallance, Gillian ^a   McSharry, Charles ^a   Wood, Stuart ^a   Thomson, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Control; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PLACEBO;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INSECT CONTROL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845450642     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.2006.2.4.347     Document Type: Review

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