Endotoxin exposure: Predictors and prevalence of associated asthma outcomes in the United States

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1287-1297

  Thorne, Peter S ^a   Mendy, Angelico ^a   Metwali, Nervana ^a   Salo, Päivi ^b   Co, Caroll ^c   Jaramillo, Renee ^c   Rose, Kathryn M ^c   Zeldin, Darryl C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; House dust; Indoor air; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COCKROACH; DUST EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VACUUM; WHEEZING; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940858570     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201502-0251OC     Document Type: Article

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