New mattresses: How fast do they become a significant source of exposure to house dust mite allergens?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1243-1245

  Custovic, A ^a   Green, R ^a   Smith, A ^a   Chapman, M D ^a   Woodcock, A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; House dust mites; Mattress

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MITES;

EID: 0029910306     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00520.x     Document Type: Article

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