Viruses as the causative agent related to 'dampness' and the missing link between allergen exposure and onset of allergic disease

Indoor Air

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-366

  Hersoug, L G ^a  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dampness; Humidity; Indoor climate; Infections; Virus

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; DISEASES;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; DAMPNESS; DIRECT LINKS; IN-CONTROL; INDOOR CLIMATE; INFECTION; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VIRAL INFECTIONS;

VIRUSES;

EID: 24044508880     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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