The relationship between airborne pollen and fungal spore concentrations and seasonal pollen allergy symptoms in Cracow in 1997-1999

Aerobiologia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-161

  Myszkowska, Dorota ^a   Stępalska, Danuta ^b   Obtułowicz, Krystyna ^a   Porębski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fungal spores; Pollen allergy; Pollen grains; Symptom score

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; HERB; HUMAN; MALE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLUMETRY;

ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA; BETULA; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 0036624409     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020603717191     Document Type: Article

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