House dust mites (Der p 1, Der f 1), cat (Fel d 1) and cockroach (Bla g 2) allergens in indoor work-places (offices and archives)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 328, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Perfetti, L ^a   Ferrari, M ^b   Galdi, E ^a   Pozzi, V ^a   Cottica, D ^a   Grignani, E ^a   Minoia, C ^a   Moscato, G ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergens; Bla g 2; Der f 1; Der p 1; Exposure; Fel d 1; Indoor; Public buildings; Work places

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CORRELATION METHODS; HOUSES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COCKROACHES; HOUSE DUST MITES; INDOOR WORKPLACES; ITALY;

PEST CONTROL;

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAT; COCKROACH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DUST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION CENTER; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEAT; SENSITIZATION; TEMPERATURE; WORKPLACE;

ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMIDITY; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; BLATTARIA; FELIS CATUS; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 2942731437     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.01.028     Document Type: Article

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