Cockroach allergen in house dust

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 460-464

  Van Wijnen, J H ^a   Verhoeff, A P ^a   Mulder Folkerts, D K F ^a   Brachel, H J H ^a   Schou, C ^b  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cockroach allergen; cockroach infestation; house dust; specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; MOULD; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030909105     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01030.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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