Prevalence and distribution of indoor allergens in Singapore

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 876-885

  Zhang, L ^a   Chew, F T ^a   Soh, S Y ^a   Yi, F C ^a   Law, S Y ^a   Goh, D Y T ^a   Lee, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blomia tropicalis; Cat; Childcare centres; Cockroach; Dog; Dust mites; Homes; Indoor allergens; Schools

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; DOG; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CATS; COCKROACHES; DOGS; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSEKEEPING; HOUSING; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030876528     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01227.x     Document Type: Article

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