School as a risk environment for children allergic to cats and a site for transfer of cat allergen to homes

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1012-1017

  Almqvist, Catarina ^c   Larsson, Per H ^a,b   Egmar, Ann Charlotte ^d   Hedrén, Marie ^a   Malmberg, Per ^a   Wickman, Magnus ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Air sampling; Allergen; Cat; Clothes; Environment; Fel d 1; Pets; School; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BED; CAT; CLOTHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOME; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HYGIENE;

EID: 0007690027     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70172-7     Document Type: Article

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