Association between domestic mould and mould components, and asthma and allergy in children: A systematic review

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 812-824

  Tischer, C ^a   Chen, C M ^a,b   Heinrich, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Biomarkers; Moulds; Systematic review; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA DEXTRO GLUCAN; GLUCAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MOULD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEER REVIEW; PENICILLIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053551417     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00184010     Document Type: Review

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