When Investigators Filtered House Dust into Asthmatic Children's Hospital Rooms

question 32

Multiple Choice

When investigators filtered house dust into asthmatic children's hospital rooms they discovered that

• A) it triggered asthmatic attacks in almost all of the children.
• B) none of the children had asthmatic attacks.
• C) many children had asthmatic attacks but most didn't.
• D) the children weren't allergic to house dust after all.

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