Prevention of allergic sensitization by environmental control

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 363-369

  Simpson, Angela ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALLERGEN; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ONSET AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS;

EID: 68949131164     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-009-0053-y     Document Type: Review

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