Occurrence of mites in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 28-35

  Mehl, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mites; Scandinavia; Species

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AGRICULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSE DUST; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; INFESTATION; KINDERGARTEN; MITE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SPECIES;

ACARUS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES EVANSI; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES MICROCERAS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EUROGLYPHUS MAYNEI; GLYCYPHAGUS DOMESTICUS; GYMNOGLYPHUS LONGIOR; HIRSTIA CHELIDONIS; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TYDEUS; TYROPHAGUS;

EID: 0032456802     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb04993.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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