Molds in the homes of asthmatic patients in Isparta, Turkey

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-24

  Unlu, Mehmet ^a   Ergin, Cagri ^b   Cirit, Murat ^a   Sahin, Unal ^c   Akkaya, Ahmet ^c  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; AIR; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; BOTRYTIS; CHAETOMIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONIDIOBOLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; HOME; HUMAN; MOULD; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOMUCOR; SEASON; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; HOUSING; HUMANS; SEASONS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TURKEY; WEATHER;

EID: 0043124277     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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