Retention of allergic potential of parthenium following composting

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 348-349

  Lakshmi, Chembolli ^a   Srinivas, C R ^a   Chinnusamy, C ^b  

^a PSG HOSPITALS   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Parthenium compost; Parthenium dermatitis; Retention of allergenicity

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY TEST; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DECOMPOSITION; PATCH TEST; WEED;

ALLERGENS; ASTERACEAE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; SOIL;

EID: 35248864797     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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