05080nam 2200673Ia 450 991077879460332120230421033125.01-280-19639-497866101963950-309-58514-70-585-02260-7(CKB)110986584751242(EBL)3376099(SSID)ssj0000178488(PQKBManifestationID)11156238(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178488(PQKBWorkID)10229720(PQKB)10929620(MiAaPQ)EBC3376099(Au-PeEL)EBL3376099(CaPaEBR)ebr10055093(OCoLC)814272372(EXLCZ)9911098658475124219930301d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndoor allergens[electronic resource] assessing and controlling adverse health effects /Andrew M. Pope, Roy Patterson, and Harriet Burge, editors ; Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of MedicineWashington, D.C. National Academy Press19931 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-04831-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Indoor Allergens""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Allergic Reaction""; ""MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM""; ""AGENTS, SOURCES, AND SOURCE CONTROLS""; ""MECHANISMS OF IMMUNE FUNCTION""; ""MEDICAL TESTING METHODS""; ""Medical History""; ""Skin Tests""; ""In Vitro Tests""; ""Pulmonary Function Tests""; ""ASSESSING EXPOSURE AND RISK""; ""ENGINEERING CONTROL STRATEGIES""; ""THE ROLE OF EDUCATION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESEARCH AGENDA""; ""Recommendations""; ""AGENTS, SOURCES, SOURCE CONTROLS, AND DISEASES""""Dust Mite, Cockroach, and Other Arthropoda""""MEDICAL TESTING METHODS""; ""Skin Tests""; ""Pulmonary Function Tests""; ""ASSESSING EXPOSURE AND RISK""; ""ENGINEERING CONTROL STRATEGIES""; ""THE ROLE OF EDUCATION""; ""Patients""; ""Health Care Providers""; ""Engineers, Architects, and Building Maintenance Personnel""; ""Research Agenda""; ""MAGNITUDE AND DIMENSIONS OF SENSITIZATION AND DISEASE""; ""AGENTS, SOURCES, SOURCE CONTROLS, AND DISEASES""; ""Dust Mite, Cockroach, and Other Arthropoda""; ""Mammals and Birds""; ""Microbial Allergens""; ""Chemicals""; ""PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS""""MECHANISMS OF IMMUNE FUNCTION""""MEDICAL TESTING METHODS""; ""Medical History and Diagnosis""; ""Skin Tests""; ""In Vitro Tests""; ""Pulmonary Function""; ""ASSESSING EXPOSURE AND RISK""; ""ENGINEERING CONTROL STRATEGIES""; ""1 Introduction""; ""ALLERGENS AND THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT""; ""CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS""; ""SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Magnitude and Dimensions of Sensitization and Disease Caused by Indoor Allergens""; ""IMMUNOLOGIC SENSITIZATION""; ""Risk Factors""; ""Other Types of Sensitization""; ""DISEASES""""Common Diseases Clearly Related to Allergy and IgE Antibody""""ALLERGIC ASTHMA""; ""Definition and Diagnosis""; ""Attributable Fraction""; ""Prevalence""; ""Incidence""; ""Impact""; ""Trends Over Time""; ""Risk factors""; ""Demographics""; ""ALLERGIC RHINITIS""; ""Prevalence and Incidence""; ""Risk Factors""; ""ECZEMA""; ""Atopic Dermatitis""; ""Allergic Contact Dermatitis""; ""Less Common Diseases Clearly Related to Allergy""; ""ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS""; ""Prevalence""; ""HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS""; ""Prevalence""; ""Disease Severity""; ""Risk Factors""""HUMIDIFIER FEVER""""Prevalence""; ""Common Diseases Possibly Related to Allergy""; ""SINUSITIS""; ""Prevalence and Severity""; ""Risk Factors""; ""CHRONIC BRONCHITIS""; ""SICK BUILDING SYNDROME""; ""SPECIFIC BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS""; ""ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""3 Agents, Sources, Source Controls, and Diseases""; ""DUST MITE, COCKROACH, AND OTHER ARTHROPODA""; ""Dust Mites as a Source of Indoor Allergens""; ""DUST MITE ALLERGENS""; ""COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ALLERGEN EXTRACTS""; ""Insects as a Source of Indoor Allergens""; ""DOMESTIC COCKROACHES""""Measuring Exposure to House Dust Allergens""Respiratory allergyIndoor air pollutionAllergensRespiratory allergy.Indoor air pollution.Allergens.616.2/02Pope Andrew MacPherson1950-1516518Patterson Roy1926-2002.886316Burge Harriet1522890Institute of Medicine (U.S.).Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778794603321Indoor allergens3762838UNINA