Exposure of submarine personnel to house dust mite allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 242-243

  Engelhart, Steffen T ^a,b   Wilmes Link, Martina ^a   Gilges, Susanne ^a   Exner, Martin ^a   Kramer, Michael H ^a  

^a Kekule Inst F Org Chem Biochem   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BED; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GERMANY; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP;

EID: 0032840867     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70144-2     Document Type: Article

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