Assessment of environmental cockroach allergen exposure

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-464

  Chew, Ginger L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Assessment; Asthma; Bla g 1; Bla g 2; Cockroach allergen; Environment; Exposure; House dust; Housing; Indoor air; Schools

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BLA G 1 ALLERGEN; BLA G 2 ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COCKROACH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CITIES; CLIMATE; COCKROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCOME; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870574603     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0287-y     Document Type: Article

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