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Increased house dust mite allergen in synthetic pillows may explain increased wheezing
BMJ 1997; 314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.314.7096.1763b (Published 14 June 1997) Cite this as: BMJ 1997;314:1763
- Julian Crane, Professorial research fellowa,
- Trudi Kemp, Senior research fellowa,
- Robert Siebers, Senior technical officera,
- Natalie Rains, Research assistanta,
- David Fishwick, Senior research fellowa,
- Penny Fitzharris, Clinical allergista
- a Wellington Asthma Research Group, Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand
Editor—The letter by David Strachan and Iain M Carey examining the increased risk of wheezing associated with synthetic pillows seems confusing.1 It is not clear whether they have used whole mite extract or why they used 1 mm diameter weals as a cut off point when this will include non-atopic children. However, the increased risk of wheezing associated with synthetic pillows is potentially important, given …
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