Comparison of indoor fungal spore levels before and after professional home remediation

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-268

  Barnes, Charles S ^a   Bowling, Paul ^a   Van Osdol, Tom ^a   Portnoy, Jay ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STACHYBOTRYS;

EID: 33947234560     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60716-8     Document Type: Article

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