Dust mite allergy in East Asia

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 150-154

  Yi, Fong Cheng ^b   Shek, Lynette Pei Chi ^b   Cheong, Nge ^b   Chua, Kaw Yan ^b   Lee, Bee Wah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

B. tropicalis; D. pteronyssinus; East Asia; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; CHINA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; JAPAN; KOREA; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIZATION; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN; THAILAND; TROPICS;

EID: 3242883079     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.16.4.150     Document Type: Article

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