Household mold and dust allergens: Exposure, sensitization and childhood asthma morbidity

Environmental Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-93

  Gent, Janneane F ^a   Kezik, Julie M ^a   Hill, Melissa E ^a   Tsai, Eling ^a   Li, De Wei ^b   Leaderer, Brian P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dust mites; Mold; Pet allergens; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AGE CLASS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; COCKROACH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUST; FELID; FUNGUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MEDICINE; MITE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SYMPTOM;

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACARI; BLATTARIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 84866044947     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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