15-Year aeroallergen records. Their usefulness in Athens Olympics, 2004

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 933-938

  Gioulekas, Dimitrios ^a,c   Damialis, A ^a   Papakosta, D ^a   Syrigou, A ^b   Mpaka, G ^b   Saxoni, F ^b   Patakas, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Department of Pulmonary Medicine ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Allergy; Alternaria; Athens Olympics 2004; Gioulekas; Grasses; Moulds; Olea; Parietaria; Pollen; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DATA BASE; GOOSE; GRASS; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SAFETY;

ALLERGENS; FUNGI; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SPORES; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0042827252     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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