Effects of laundry detergents on Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, and Euroglyphus maynei

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 578-583

  Vyszenski Moher, DiAnn L ^b   Arlian, Larry G ^a   Neal, Jacqueline S ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORINE; DETERGENT; HOT WATER; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BED; BLEACHING; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EUROGLYPHUS MAYNEI; INFESTATION; LAUNDRY; MITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036627631     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61889-3     Document Type: Article

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