Relationships between molds and asthma suggesting non-allergic mechanisms. A rural-urban comparison

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-351

  Flamant Hulin, Marion ^a,b   Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^a,b   Caillaud, Denis ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Mold; MVOC; Rural

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FRANCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; NEUTROPHILS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84878135805     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12082     Document Type: Article

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