Effect of exposure and sensitization to indoor allergens on asthma control level

Allergology International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-56

  Shirai, Toshihiro ^a   Yasueda, Hiroshi ^b   Saito, Akemi ^b   Taniguchi, Masami ^b   Akiyama, Kazuo ^b   Tsuchiya, Tomoyoshi ^c   Suda, Takafumi ^d   Chida, Kingo ^d  

^a SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA CITY SHIMIZU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Exposure; Indoor allergen; Peak expiratory flow variation; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INDOOR ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BED; CAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84858328702     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.11-OA-0313     Document Type: Article

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