The importance of housing characteristics in determining Der p 1 levels in carpets in New Zealand homes

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 827-835

  Wickens, K ^a   Mason, K ^a   Fitzharris, P ^a   Siebers, R ^a   Hearfield, M ^b   Cunningham, M ^b   Crane, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carpet characteristics; Der p 1; Housing characteristics; Insulation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DER P 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FURNITURE; HOME; HOUSING; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SIBLING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MITES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035723459     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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