Prevalence of airborne allergenic Amaranthus viridis pollen in seven different regions of Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-263

  Hasnain, Syed M ^a   Fatima, Khatija ^b   Al Frayh, Abdulrahman ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGENICITY; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; POLLEN ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 34948888306     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.259     Document Type: Article

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