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To the Editor: Woodcock et al.¹ and Terreehorst et al.² (July 17 issue) hoped to show the value of reducing the concentrations of house-dust-mite allergen in the homes of people with allergic asthma and rhinitis. However, they simply affirmed that partially controlling one variable of uncertain leverage within a highly complex, highly interactive adaptive system (such as allergic asthma or rhinitis) is unlikely to have a significant effect on the behavior of the system (clinical outcomes). These two articles are likely to be misinterpreted by the casual reader and the lay press as "proving" that traditional measures for the reduction . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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