Exposure to cockroach allergen in the home is associated with incident doctor-diagnosed asthma and recurrent wheezing
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPublished 1 January 2001Open access
Augusto A. Litonjua, Vincent J. Carey, Harriet A. Burge, Scott T. Weiss, Diane R. Gold
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Exposure to cockroach allergen early in life may contribute to the development of asthma in susceptible children and neither dust mite nor catAllergen levels were significantly associated with either outcome.
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Exposure to cockroach allergen early in life may contribute to the development of asthma in susceptible children.
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