Mite sensitization among Latina women in New York, where dust-mite allergen levels are typically low

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Chew, G L ^a   Reardon, A M ^a   Correa, J C ^b   Young, M ^a   Acosta, L ^a   Mellins, R ^c   Chew, F T ^d   Perzanowski, M S ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN SANTA FE DE BOGOTÁ   (Colombia)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Dust mite; Hispanic; IgE; Puerto Rican

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; DISEASES; DUST;

ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; DUST MITE; HISPANICS; IGE; NEW YORK; ODD RATIOS; PUERTO RICAN; SENSITISATION; TROPICALIS;

ALLERGENS;

ACARI; BLATTARIA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS;

EID: 65949105068     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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