Allergy, asthma and the environment: An introduction

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 301-306

  Kimber, Ian ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environmental pollution; Infectious disease; Respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032422629     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00320-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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