Predictors of house-dust-mite allergen concentrations in dry regions in Australia

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1211-1215

  Vanlaar, C H ^a   Downs, S H ^a   Mitakakis, T Z ^b   Leuppl, J D ^a   Car, N G ^c   Peat, J K ^b   Marks, Guy B ^a,d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Allergen; Der p 1; Evaporative cooling; Housing design; Mites

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOLING; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FURNITURE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HOUSING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLYCOPROTEINS; MITES;

EID: 0035180704     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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