Mite sensitization in the Scandinavian countries and factors influencing exposure levels

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 64-70

  Munir, A K M ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Mite allergen; Scandinavian countries; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; CHILD; COLD CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFESTATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM VENTILATION; SCANDINAVIA; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MITES; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0032448334     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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