Aerodynamic properties of the major dog allergen Can f 1: Distribution in homes, concentration, and particle size of allergen in the air

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-98

  Custovic, Adnan ^a   Green, Rosalind ^b   Fletcher, Angela ^b   Smith, Angela ^b   Pickering, C Anthony C ^b   Chapman, Martin D ^b   Woodcock, Ashley ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DOG; HOME; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031035317     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.1.9001295     Document Type: Article

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