Sensitization and Exposure to Indoor Allergens as Risk Factors for Asthma among Patients Presenting to Hospital

E. Gelber, Lawrence; H. Seltzer, Leonard; K. Bouzoukis, James; M. Pollart, Susan; D. Chapman, Martin; A.E. Platts‐Mills, Thomas

doi:10.1164/ajrccm/147.3.573

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Sensitization and Exposure to Indoor Allergens as Risk Factors for Asthma among Patients Presenting to Hospital

Published in American Review of Respiratory Disease • Mar 1, 1993

Authors:

Lawrence E. Gelber

Leonard H. Seltzer

James K. Bouzoukis

Abstract

To investigate the role of indoor allergens in adult patients with acute asthma, we conducted a case-controlled study on patients presenting to an emergency room. One hundred and fourteen patients and 114 control subjects were enrolled over a 1-yr period in Wilmington, Delaware. Sera were assayed fo...

Subject

Asthma

Sensitization

Medicine

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