The effect of mold sensitization and humidity upon allergic asthma

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-144

  Hayes Jr , Don ^a   Jhaveri, Manan A ^b   Mannino, David M ^b   Strawbridge, Heather ^c   Temprano, James ^d  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; Humidity; Mold

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; COCKROACH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPHOMYCETES; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOULD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FUNGUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNGI; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84876810754     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2012.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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