The Role of Cockroach Allergy and Exposure to Cockroach Allergen in Causing Morbidity among Inner-City Children with Asthma

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David L. Rosenstreich · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Peyton A. Eggleston · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Meyer Kattan · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dean Baker · University of California, Irvine

Raymond G. Slavin · Saint Louis University

Peter J. Gergen · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Herman Mitchell

Abstract

The combination of cockroach allergy and exposure to high levels of this allergen may help explain the frequency of asthma-related health problems in inner-city children.

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Insects and Parasite Interactions Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Behavioral Health and Interventions

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 336, Issue 19, pp. 1356-1363

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199705083361904

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The Role of Cockroach Allergy and Exposure to Cockroach Allergen in Causing Morbidity among Inner-City Children with Asthma

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