Indoor mite allergens in patients with respiratory allergy living in Porto, Portugal

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 633-639

  Placido J L ^a   Cuesta, C ^a   Delgado, L ^a   Moreira Da Silva, J P ^a   Miranda, M ^a   Ventas, P ^b   Vaz, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b Alergia e Inmunologia Abello   (Spain)

Author keywords

House dust mites; Housing conditions; Indoor allergens; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029738303     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb02297.x     Document Type: Article

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