Indoor allergy to spathe flower (Spathiphyllum floribundum)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 114-115

  Cahen, Y D ^b   Lundberg, M ^a   Wuthrich B ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

allergy; Araceae; hypersensitivity; indoor; perennial; plant; Spathiphyllum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030896974     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb02558.x     Document Type: Article

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