Impact of environmental controls on childhood asthma

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 414-420

  Rao, Devika ^a   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma; Asthma control; Asthma prevention; Cats; Children; Dogs; Endotoxin; Home remediation; House dust mites; Integrated pest management; Mold; Pollution; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DUST CONTROL; DUST EXPOSURE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MOULD; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEST CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE;

EID: 81055140583     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-011-0206-7     Document Type: Article

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