Sensitization to house dust mites in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the absence of domestic exposure to mites

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 515-519

  Hallas, T E ^a   Gislason, D ^b   Bjornsdottir U S ^b   Jorundsdottir K B ^b   Janson, C ^c   Luczynska, C M ^d   Gislason, T ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Der f 1; Der p 1; ECRHS; House dust mite allergens; Humidity; Iceland; Sensitization; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BED; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MICROSCOPY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; ICELAND; IMMUNIZATION; MITES;

EID: 2342520686     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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