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Indoor Allergens : Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects.

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Other Authors: Pope, Andrew M. (Editor), Patterson, Roy, 1926-2002 (Editor), Burge, Harriet
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: National Academies Press 1993.
Subjects:
Allergens.
Indoor air pollution.
Respiratory allergy.
Allergy.
Immunologic diseases.
Air > Pollution.
Antigens.
Biological products.
Biologicals.
Pollution.
Diseases.
Public health.
Medical care.
Hypersensitivity
Air Pollution, Indoor
Allergens
Immune System Diseases
Air Pollution
Antigens
Biological Factors
Environmental Pollution
Disease
Chemicals and Drugs
Public Health
Environment and Public Health
Delivery of Health Care
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Biological Products
Patient Care
indoor air pollution.
air pollution.
pollution.
chemical pollution.
disease.
illness.
public health.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1280196394
9781280196393
9780309048316
0309048311
9780309585149
0309585147
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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 ArthropodaMEDICAL 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 FUNCTIONMEDICAL 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 AntibodyALLERGIC 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 FEVERPrevalence
  • 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

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