Control of Exposure to Mite Allergen and Allergen-Impermeable Bed Covers for Adults with Asthma

2003306 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Ashley Woodcock · University of Manchester

Louise A. Forster · Medical Research Council

Edward Matthews · Medical Research Council

Jeannett Martin · Medical Research Council

Louise Letley · Framework

Madge Vickers · Framework

John Britton ·

Abstract

Allergen-impermeable covers, as a single intervention for the avoidance of exposure to dust-mite allergen, seem clinically ineffective in adults with asthma.

Topics & Keywords

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Asthma and respiratory diseases Contact Dermatitis and Allergies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 349, Issue 3, pp. 225-236

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa023175

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