House-dust-mite allergen concentrations (Der f 1) and mold spores in apartment bedrooms before and after installation of insulated windows and central heating systems

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Hirsch, Thomas ^a   Hering, M ^a   Burkner K ^a   Hirsch, D ^a   Leupold, W ^a   Kerkmann, M L ^a   Kuhlisch, E ^a   Jatzwauk, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate; Apartment renovation; Central heating system; Der f 1; House dust mite allergens; Indoor climate; Insulated windows; Mold spores

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME; HOME MONITORING; HOUSE DUST; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMIDITY; MITES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033980715     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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