Reducing relative humidity to control the house dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 852-856

  Arlian, Larry G ^a   Neal, Jacqueline S ^a   Vyszenski Moher, DiAnn L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Dermatophagoides farinae; Dust mites; Population; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033502956     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70298-8     Document Type: Article

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