Feather bedding and childhood asthma associated with house dust mite sensitisation: A randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 541-547

  Glasgow, Nicholas J ^a   Ponsonby, Anne Louise ^a,b   Kemp, Andrew ^c   Tovey, Euan ^d   Van Asperen, Peter ^c,e   McKay, Karen ^c,e   Forbes, Samantha ^e  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BED; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUNIPER PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SPIROMETRY; SUPINE POSITION; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; DUST; FEATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SKIN TESTS; SLEEP;

EID: 79956312432     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.189696     Document Type: Article

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