Environmental avoidance in the treatment of asthma: What is the evidence for its usefulness?

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-176

  Eggleston, Peyton A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCKROACH; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 36448969456     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2007.015     Document Type: Review

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