Exposure to mite and cat allergens on a range of clothing items at home and the transfer of cat allergen in the workplace

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 874-879

  De Lucca, Sandra D ^a   O'Meara, Timothy J ^a   Tovey, Euan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Clothing; Der p 1; Fel d 1; Immunostaining

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033694311     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.110804     Document Type: Article

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