Similarity in seasonal appearance between atmospheric birch-pollen grains and allergen in paucimicronic, size-fractionated ambient aerosol

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-241

  Spieksma, F Th M ^a   Nikkels, A H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergen; Atmospheric; Birch pollen; Paucimicronic

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANGIOSPERMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEASONS;

EID: 0033008279     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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