House dust mite allergen levels in carpeted sleeping accommodation are higher in private houses than public places

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 568-570

  Mamoon, H A ^a   Henry, R L ^b   Stuart, J E ^c   Gibson, P G ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Group 1; House dust mite; Public buildings

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AGE; AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHILD CARE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FURNITURE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; MITE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036434953     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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