Monthly measurements of indoor allergens and the influence of housing type in a northeastern US city

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1058-1066

  Chew, Ginger L ^a   Higgins, K M ^b   Gold, D R ^c,d   Muilenberg, M L ^c   Burge, H A ^c  

^a Columbia School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Cat; Cockroach; Dust mite; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CAT; COCKROACH; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSING; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BOSTON; CATS; COCKROACHES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MITES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032875565     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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