House dust mite allergen exposure in infancy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1487-1492

  Mahmic, A ^a   Tovey, E R ^a   Molloy, C A ^a   Young, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Exposure; House dust mite allergen; Infant

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BED; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; DUST; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MITES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032437777     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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