Allergens in house-dust samples in Germany: Results of an East-West German comparison

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1215-1222

  Fahlbusch, B ^a   Heinrich, J ^b   Gross I ^b   Jager L ^a   Richter, K ^c   Wichmann, H E ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat allergens; Dwelling characteristics; East West German comparison; House dust mite allergens; Indoor allergen exposure

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATS; DOGS; DUST; GERMANY; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0342433026     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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