Asthma in the inner city: The perspective of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 540-544

  Togias, Alkis ^a   Fenton, Matthew J ^a   Gergen, Peter J ^a   Rotrosen, Daniel ^a   Fauci, Anthony S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma research funding; cockroach allergy; Inner city asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (U.S.); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77649250849     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.01.040     Document Type: Article

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