Effects of an acaricide on mite allergen levels in the homes of asthmatic children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 483-488

  Chew, Fook Tim ^a   Goh, Daniel Yam Thiam ^a   Lee, Bee Wah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Dust mite allergens

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BEDS; BENZOATES; CHILD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; INSECTICIDES; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MITES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029775863     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03531.x     Document Type: Article

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