Short-term effects of extermination and cleaning on cockroach allergen Bla g 2 in settled dust

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-260

  Sarpong, Sampson B ^b   Wood, Robert A ^a   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLEANING; COCKROACH; HOUSE DUST; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0029961780     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63437-0     Document Type: Article

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