Early life environmental control: Effect on symptoms, sensitization, and lung function at age 3 years

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Woodcock, Ashley ^a   Lowe, Lesley A ^a   Murray, Clare S ^a   Simpson, Bridget M ^a   Pipis, Spyros D ^a   Kissen, Patricia ^a   Simpson, Angela ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Environmental control; Lung function; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 4544360627     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200401-083OC     Document Type: Article

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