Prevalence of indoor allergen exposures among New Orleans children with asthma

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 782-792

  Rabito, Felicia A ^a   Iqbal, Shahed ^a   Holt, Elizabeth ^a   Grimsley, L Faye ^a   Islam, Tareq M S ^a   Scott, Susanne K ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Child health; Dog allergen; Environmental health; House dust

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOG; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 37249080300     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9216-0     Document Type: Article

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