Evaluation of different techniques for washing cats: Quantitation of allergen removed from the cat and the effect on airborne Fel d 1

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-312

  Avner, David B ^a   Perzanowski, Matthew S ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a   Woodfolk, Judith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen avoidance; Cat washing airborne allergen; Fel d 1

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030869035     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70242-2     Document Type: Article

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