Dust mite control measures don't help asthma patients

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 789-792

  Schumann, Sarah Anne ^a   Hickner, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; NOTE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW;

EID: 57649115433     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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