Cleaning the indoor environment to improve health

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Barnes, Charles ^a   Kennedy, Kevin ^a   Portnoy, Jay ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Cleaning; Indoor environment; Proteinaceous allergenic substances

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; CLEANING; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FILTRATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOULD; PEST CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 41349096460     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.19.6.218     Document Type: Review

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