Reflections on the control of mites and mite allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 41-46

  De Boer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Allergen; Cleaning; Dermatophagoides; Ecology; House dust mites

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

CLEANING; COLD CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; HUMIDITY; INSECT CONTROL; MITE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DUST; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MITES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TICK CONTROL;

EID: 0032448157     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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