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Title Cockroach counts and house dust allergen concentrations after professional cockroach control and cleaning.
Author McConnell R, Jones C, Milam J et al.
Date 2003
Description The authors examined whether intensive cleaning could reduce cockroach allergen levels in the homes of children with asthma. They compared the effects of professional cleaning with bait traps with insecticide, professional with bait traps without insecticide, and no cleaning or insecticide.
Keywords air pollution, allergens, asthma, children, cockroaches, pesticides, pest control, urban health
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14700438
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