Wheat threshing dust - A "new allergen" in April-May nasocronchial allergy

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 566-570

  Lavasa, S ^b   Kumar, L ^a   Kaushal, S C ^b   Ganguli, N K ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Nasobronchial allergy; Wheat threshing dust allergen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SEASON; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DUST; HUMANS; INDIA; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0030179194     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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