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Household Allergens

Tips to alleviate causes of allergens

2:46  |   Feb 12, 2008  |  Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Public Health & Prevention, Pulmonary Medicine
Steven G. Kelsen, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses how one can try to alleviate household allergens.

References and Resources
Kim CW, Hong CS. Allergy to miscellaneous household arthropods. Protein Pept Lett. 2007;14(10):982-91.

Yiin LM, Yu CH, Ashley P, Rhoads G. Cleaning efficacy of high-efficiency particulate air-filtered vacuuming and “dry steam” cleaning on carpet. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2008 Feb;5(2):94-9.

Peters JL, Levy JI, Rogers CA, Burge HA, Spengler JD. Determinants of allergen concentrations in apartments of asthmatic children living in public housing. J Urban Health. 2007 Mar;84(2):185-97.

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