Exposures to Molds in School Classrooms of Children With Asthma
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STUDY POPULATION. Four hundred students with physiciandiagnosed asthma attending inner-city elementary schools are currently being recruited from screening surveys collected during the spring and phenotypically characterized at baseline in the summer in an ongoing longitudinal study (SICAS [School Inner-City Asthma Study]). The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the role of indoor allergens specific to the inner-city classroom environment and asthma morbidity.
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Exposures to Molds in School Classrooms of Children With Asthma
STUDY POPULATION. Four hundred students with physiciandiagnosed asthma attending inner-city elementary schools are currently being recruited from screening surveys collected during the spring and phenotypically characterized at baseline in the summer in an ongoing longitudinal study (SICAS [School Inner-City Asthma Study]). The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the role of indoor alle...
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