Glucan in a mould-affected building caused airways inflammation?;Fallbeskrivning: Glukan i inomhusmiljö gav luftvägsinflammation?

Lakartidningen

Volumn , Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1562-1563

  Rylander, Ragnar ^a   Fogelmark, Birgitta ^a   Danielsson, Bernt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Barn och Ungdomsmedicin   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCANS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0032044131     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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