Mouse allergens in urban elementary schools and homes of children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Sheehan, William J ^a,b   Rangsithienchai, Pitud A ^c   Muilenberg, Michael L ^d   Rogers, Christine A ^d   Lane, Jeffrey P ^e   Ghaemghami, Jalal ^f   Rivard, Donald V ^g   Otsu, Kanao ^h   Hoffman, Elaine B ⁱ   Israel, Elliot ^b,j   Gold, Diane R ^b,j   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e Facilities Management ^*

^f GREAT Partners   (United States)

^g Rivard's Resources IPM   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^j BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOG; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URINE;

EID: 60849094485     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60242-6     Document Type: Article

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