Regional variations in grass pollen seasons in the UK, long-term trends and forecast models

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-356

  Emberlin, J ^d,e   Mullins, J ^a   Corden, J ^b   Jones, S ^e   Millington, W ^b   Brooke, M ^a   Savage, M ^c  

^a Sully Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Midland Asthma/Allerg Res Assoc   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Forecast model; Grass pollen; Hay fever; Long term trends

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POACEAE; POLLEN; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 0006527896     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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