Spatial variability in the pollen count in Sydney, Australia: Can one sampling site accurately reflect the pollen count for a region?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Katelaris, Constance H ^a   Burke, Therese V ^a   Byth, Karen ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METEOROLOGY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

EID: 4344636834     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61464-0     Document Type: Article

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