Indoor allergens: Identification and environmental control

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Clinique

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 222-229

  Pauli, G ^a   De Blay, F ^a   Bessot, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Allergens control; Indoor allergens

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BUILDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

EID: 0034071476     PISSN: 03357457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0335-7457(00)80010-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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