The impact of home cleaning on quality of life for homes with asthmatic children

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-204

  Barnes, Charles S ^a   Kennedy, Kevin ^a   Gard, Luke ^a   Forrest, Erika ^a   Johnson, Linda ^a   Pacheco, Freddy ^a   Hu, Frank ^a   Amado, Mercedes ^a   Portnoy, Jay M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergens; Asthma; Bleach; Cleaning; Environmental; Healthy homes; Hypochlorite; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FUNGUS SPORE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DUST; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 43149112545     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3099     Document Type: Article

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