Association of asthma symptoms and severity with indoor bioaerosols

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 705-711

  Ross, M A ^a   Curtis, L ^b   Scheff, P A ^b   Hryhorczuk, D O ^b   Ramakrishnan, V ^b   Wadden, R A ^b   Persky, V W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Bacteria; Dampness; Dust mites; Flooding; Mold spores

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DUST; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033861526     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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