Characterization of a population presenting with suspected mold-related health effects

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Bobbitt Jr , R Carter ^a   Crandall, Michael S ^b   Venkataraman, Aarti ^a   Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Indoor Environmental Services   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SEX; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

EID: 12344264779     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61283-5     Document Type: Article

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