Assessment of the indoor environment: Evaluation of mold growth indoors

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 519-531

  Horner, W Elliott ^a  

^a Air Quality Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA GLUCAN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATOPY; BUILDING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; DUST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEM; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME; HUMAN; LABORATORY; METABOLITE; MICROSCOPY; MOISTURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; ROOM VENTILATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0042839770     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8561(03)00063-8     Document Type: Review

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