Effects of various vacuum cleaners on the airborne content of major cat allergen (Fel d 1)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-414

  De Blay, F ^a,b   Spirlet, F ^a   Gries, P ^a   Casel, S ^a   Ott, M ^a   Pauli, G ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne allergens; Cat allergen; Indoor environment; Vacuum cleaners

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CAT; DUST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031960658     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03914.x     Document Type: Article

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