Dust-mite-allergen concentrations in asthmatics' bedrooms in the Quad Cities (Illinois, USA) after the Mississippi River floods of 1993

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 642-649

  Curtis, L ^a   Ross, M ^b   Scheff, P ^c   Persky, V ^a   Wadden, R ^b   Ramakrishnan, V ^c   Hryhorczuk, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Exponent   (United States)

^c School of Public Health West   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides farinae; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Dust mites; Flooding; Pets

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISASTER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

EID: 0030757871     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01043.x     Document Type: Article

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