Comparison of the Burkard and Allergenco MK-3 volumetric collectors

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Portnoy, Jay ^a   Landuyt, Julie ^a   Pacheco, Freddy ^a   Flappan, Susan ^a   Simon, Stephen ^a   Barnes, Charles ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLOW RATE; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 0033973470     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62735-4     Document Type: Article

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