The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 447-451 , August 1999

Clinical effects of air cleaners in homes of asthmatic children sensitized to pet allergens

  • Sicco van der Heide, MS

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Allergology, Clinic for Internal Medicine Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Wim M.C. van Aalderen, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Beatrix Children’s Hospital from the University Hospital Groningen, Groningen. Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Henk F. Kauffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Allergology, Clinic for Internal Medicine Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Anthony E.J. Dubois, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Allergology, Clinic for Internal Medicine Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan G.R. de Monchy, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Allergology, Clinic for Internal Medicine Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 5 November 1998 ,Revised 3 March 1999 ,Accepted 22 March 1999.

  • Image Result

    Changes in airway hyperresponsiveness after intervention with air cleaners in living rooms and bedrooms of asthmatic children sensitized to cat or dog allergens. Open squares, baseline mean value; fil

    Changes in airway hyperresponsiveness after intervention with air cleaners in living rooms and bedrooms of asthmatic children sensitized to cat or dog allergens. Open squares, baseline mean value; filled circles, after 3 months. Error bars, SEM; **P = .003.

  • Image Result
    Changes in peak flow variation, expressed as amplitude percent of mean value, after intervention with air cleaners in living rooms and bedrooms of asthmatic children sensitized to cat or dog allergens

    Changes in peak flow variation, expressed as amplitude percent of mean value, after intervention with air cleaners in living rooms and bedrooms of asthmatic children sensitized to cat or dog allergens. Means ± SEM; *P = .045.

☆ Supported by a grant from Philips (Division of Domestic Appliances and Personal Care, The Netherlands).

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The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 447-451 , August 1999

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