Cockroach allergen (Bla g 1) in school dust

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 486-492

  Sarpong, Sampson B ^a   Wood, Robert A ^b   Karrison, Theodore ^c   Eggleston, Peyton A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; cockroach allergen; Dust analysis; schools; urban

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCKROACH; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INSECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

EID: 0030989744     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70074-5     Document Type: Article

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