Impermeable dust mite covers in the primary and tertiary prevention of allergic disease: A meta-analysis

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-248

  Arroyave, Whitney D ^a   Rabito, Felicia A ^a   Carlson, John C ^b   Friedman, Eleanor E ^a   Stinebaugh, Sarah J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMPERMEABLE MATTRESS COVER; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894573683     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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