Review: controlling house dust mites is ineffective for asthmatic patients who are sensitive to mites [commentary on Gotzsche PC, Hammarquist C, Burr M. House dust mite control measures in the management of asthma: meta-analysis. BR MED J 1998 Oct 24;317(7166):1105-10 and Hammarquist C, Burr ML, Gotzsche PC. House dust mite control measures for asthma (Cochrane Review, latest version 30 Apr 1998) In: Cochrane Library. Oxford: Update Software].
Question: Is a reduction in exposure to dust mite antigen in the home effective for patients with asthma who are sensitive to mites? Data sources: Studies were identified by searching the the Cochrane Airways Group databases, which contain citations from CINAHL, Medline, and Embase/Excerpta Medica....
| Published in: | Evidence Based Nursing pp. 79 - 80 |
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| Format: | abstract commentary Journal Article |
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BMJ Publishing Group
Jul1999
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