House dust mite allergy: Acceptance and practicability of recommended avoidance measures;Hausstaubmilbenallergie: Akzeptanz und durchfuhrbarkeit der empfohlenen praventionsmassnahmen

Allergologie

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-179

  Pichler, C E ^a   Gambillara, E ^a   Helbling, A ^a   Pichler, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avoidance measures; Compliance; Der f1; Der p1; House dust mite allergy; Mattress encasing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032987012     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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