Four methods of sampling for dust mite allergen: Differences in 'dust'

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 790-794

  Tovey, Euan R ^a   Mitakakis, T Z ^a   Sercombe, J K ^a   Vanlaar, C H ^a   Marks, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Air sampling; Der p 1; Dust; Indoor allergen; Mites

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM; VOLUMETRY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

EID: 0041670780     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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