Clinical relevance of spore and pollen counts

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-410

  Portnoy, Jay ^a   Barnes, Charles ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AEROSOL; ALLERGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0042316718     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8561(03)00028-6     Document Type: Review

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