Endotoxin exposure in inner-city schools and homes of children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 418-422

  Sheehan, William J ^a,b   Hoffman, Elaine B ^c   Fu, Chunxia ^d   Baxi, Sachin N ^a,b   Bailey, Ann ^d   King, Eva Maria ^e   Chapman, Martin D ^e   Lane, Jeffrey P ^a   Gaffin, Jonathan M ^a,b   Permaul, Perdita ^b,f   Gold, Diane R ^b,d   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a,b,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84861579924     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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