Environmental allergens and asthma morbidity in low-income children

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• Personal Author:
  Contraras A ; Coover L ; Curtis L ; Freels S ; Hernandez E ; Persky V ; Scheff P ; Turyk M
• Description:
  Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city children in the United States, which may be related in part to increased allergens in poorly maintained housing. This study examined asthma morbidity in relation to mold, cockroach, dust mite, and cat allergens in the homes of 61 low-income Chicago children with asthma. Children exposed to higher levels of Penicillium in the bedroom had more frequent asthma symptoms, whereas those exposed to higher levels of cockroach allergen in the bedroom had a higher number of asthma symptoms. Respiratory infections confounded the association of cockroach allergen with number of asthma symptoms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Fungi Hypersensitivity Immune System Lung Men Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergic-disorders Allergic-reactions Allergies Asthma Author Keywords: Allergens Children Cockroach Environmental-exposure Environmental-factors Humans Immunology Mold Molds Mortality-data Mortality-rates Penicillium Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-infections Respiratory-system-disorders

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• ISSN:
  0277-0903
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  453-457
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039072
• Citation:
  J Asthma 2006 Aug; 43(6):453-457
• Contact Point Address:
  Mary Turyk, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Room 879, M/C923 Chicago, IL 60612
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Asthma
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:13d6ad04a3970a1e6edca9ead05ed0ac410b11ef966be07026d049dd9dd05fda5d0c9732ed1b08201f29d74f585c57c2dc1d35a85aed7c811238ed7d5de5aa3f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192560/cdc_192560_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 79.31 KB ]