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Article: Reducing risk of house dust mite and cockroach allergen exposure in inner-city children with asthma. (includes posttest)(Continuing Education Series: Living With Asthma)
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- Pediatric Nursing
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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Asthma prevalence among disadvantaged and minority children is disproportionately higher in inner-city populations. Environmental allergen exposure, particularly that of house dust mites and cockroaches, is known to contribute to asthma exacerbations in children. Environmental control of these particular triggers is a necessary component of asthma education and should be incorporated into the teaching plan for these children. The costs surrounding environmental control may not be within the means of many families living in urban, inner-city environments; therefore nurses should offer families creative ideas and cost effective suggestions for controlling environmental ...
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