Effect of indoor mold concentrations on daily symptom severity of children with asthma and/or rhinitis monosensitized to molds

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 543-546

  Inal, Ayfer ^a   Karakoc, Gulbin Bingol ^a   Altintas, Derya Ufuk ^a   Guvenmez, Hatice Korkmaz ^b   Aka, Yeliz ^b   Gelisken, Rukiye ^b   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Kendirli, Seval Guneser ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Indoor mold; Monosensitized; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 34548856015     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701496130     Document Type: Article

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