Penicillium and Aspergillus species in the habitats of allergy patients in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area

Aerobiologia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Icenhour, Crystal R ^a   Levetin, Estelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bioaerosols; Fungal allergens; Indoor aeroallergens; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030839449     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694503     Document Type: Article

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