Environmental remediation in the treatment of allergy and asthma: Latest updates

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Wright, Lakiea S ^a,b   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergen; Asthma; Cat; Cockroach; Dog; Endotoxin; Environmental tobacco smoke; Home remediation; House dust mite; Integrated pest management; Mold; Rodents

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; COCKROACH; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOULD; MOUSE; PET ANIMAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; FUNGUS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT CONTROL; PASSIVE SMOKING; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT CONTROL; PETS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84893184062     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-014-0419-7     Document Type: Review

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