Comparing pollen and spore counts collected with the Rotorod Sampler and Burkard spore trap

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Frenz, David A ^a,b  

^a Multidata LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0032750049     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62828-1     Document Type: Review

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