The house-dust mite: Its biology and role in allergy. A synopsis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 121-135

  Løvik, Martinus ^a   Gaarder, P I ^b   Mehl, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allergen; Allergy; Asthma; Biology; Housedust mite

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PROTEINASE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS REACTION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0032465557     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb05012.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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