Methods and effectiveness of environmental control

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 179-191

  Tovey, Euan ^a,b   Marks, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Allergen avoidance; Allergen exposure; Allergens; Cats; Mites; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS;

EID: 0033012133     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70488-4     Document Type: Article

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