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Aeroallergens in New York Inner-City Apartments of Asthmatics

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Asthma is a heterogeneous condition of multifactorial etiology. Worldwide, the prevalence of asthma varies from population to population, and with such factors as inbreeding, low altitude, damp climate, urbanization, and industrialization. In New York City, asthma is the second major cause after accidents of pediatric hospitalizations1 and is the most frequent reason for school absenteeism.2

For Presentation at the International Aerobiology Conference Basel, Switzerland, August 6, 1986

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    I. F. Goldstein (Dr.P.H.)

  2. Mayo Medical School and Allergic Diseases Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    C. E. Reed & M. C. Swanson

  3. Dept. of Neurology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, USA

    J. S. Jacobson

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  2. Department of Research, Div. Dermatology/Allergology Kantonsspital, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Ruth M. Leuschner PhD

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Goldstein, I.F., Reed, C.E., Swanson, M.C., Jacobson, J.S. (1987). Aeroallergens in New York Inner-City Apartments of Asthmatics. In: Boehm, G., Leuschner, R.M. (eds) Advances in Aerobiology. Experientia Supplementum, vol 51. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7491-5_23

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