Reduction in humidity as a method of controlling mites and mite allergens: The use of mechanical ventilation in British domestic dwellings

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1051-1056

  Fletcher, A M ^a   Pickering, C A C ^a,b   Custovic, A ^a   Simpson, J ^a   Kennaugh, J ^a   Woodcock, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Der p 1; House dust mites; Humidity; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DUST; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029834791     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00643.x     Document Type: Article

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