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Title Inner City Asthma Study: Relationships among sensitivity, allergen exposure, and asthma morbidity.
Author Gruchalla RS, Pongracic J, Plaut M et al.
Date 2005
Description The authors administered allergen skin tests to inner city children with asthma and measured allergen levels in the children's bedrooms. They found evidence for geographical variation across U.S. cities in children's sensitivity to different allergens and the types of allergens found in children's homes.
Keywords air pollution, allergens, asthma, children, urban health
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15753892
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