Cat, dog, and house-dust-mite allergen levels of house dust in Finnish apartments

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-199

  Raunio, P ^a   Pasanen, A L ^a   Reiman, M ^b   Virtanen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Can f 1; Der p 1; Fel d 1; Floor dust; Home; Indoor allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAT; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FINLAND; HOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031851542     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03870.x     Document Type: Article

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