Evaluation of German Cockroach (Orthoptera: Blattellidae) Allergen and Seasonal Variation in Low-Income Housing

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-311

  Mollet, J A ^a   Vailes, L D ^a,b   Avner, D B ^a,b   Perzanowski, M S ^a,b   Arruda, L K ^a,b   Chapman, M D ^a,b   Platts Mills, T A E ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Blattella germainca; German cockroach; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; EVALUATION; HUMAN; POVERTY; SEASON;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; SEASONS;

EID: 0031134213     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.3.307     Document Type: Article

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