Dust mite avoidance for the primary prevention of atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 646-654

  Bremmer, Samuel F ^a   Simpson, Eric L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Dust mite; Meta analysis; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PYROGLYPHIDAE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PYROGLYPHIDAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84944072655     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12452     Document Type: Article

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