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Title Exposure to cockroach allergen in the home is associated with incident doctor-diagnosed asthma and recurrent wheezing.
Author Litonjua AA, Carey VJ, Burge HA et al.
Date 2001
Description The authors measured the relationship between household dust mite, cat, and cockroach allergens and asthma and recurrent wheezing in children. Cockroach allergen exposure was a predictor of asthmatic wheezing.
Keywords allergens, asthma, cockroaches, children, housing, urban housing, urban health
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11149989
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