Dust and airborne endotoxin exposure in dwellings in the Strasbourg metropolitan area (France)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 541-542

  Sohy, C ^b   Lieutier Colas, F ^b   Casset, A ^b   Meyer, P ^b   Pauli, G ^b   Pons, F ^b   De Blay, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airborne; Dust; Endotoxins; Furry pets; Home characteristics

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BED; BUILDING; CITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUST EXPOSURE; HOUSE DUST; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CITIES; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; HOUSING; HUMANS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 14744282208     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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