Rodent allergen in Los Angeles inner city homes of children with asthma

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-61

  Berg, Jill ^a,e   McConnell, Rob ^b   Milam, Joel ^b   Galvan, Judith ^b   Kotlerman, Jenny ^a   Thorne, Peter ^c   Jones, Craig ^b   Ferdman, Ronald ^b   Eggleston, Peyton ^d   Rand, Cynthia ^d   Lewis, Mary Ann ^a   Peters, John ^b   Richardson, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environment; House dust; Mouse allergen; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; MOUSE ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HISPANIC; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HYGIENE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MICE; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38349192046     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9232-0     Document Type: Article

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