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Title Association of housing disrepair indicators with cockroach and rodent infestations in a cohort of pregnant Latina women and their children.
Author Bradman A, Chevrier J, Tager I et al.
Date 2005
Description The authors performed environmental assessments of pregnant Latina women's homes in Salinas Valley, California. They found higher rates of rodent and cockroach infestation and population density in these homes compared to a nationally representative sample from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Keywords allergens, children, cockroaches, housing, pesticides
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16330367
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