Indoor fungi levels in homes of children with and without allergy history

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-378

  Jovanovic, Snezana ^a   Felder Kennel, Andrea ^b   Gabrio, Thomas ^a   Kouros, Bijan ^e   Link, Bernhardt ^a   Maisner, Valentina ^f   Piechotowski, Isolde ^a   Schick, Karl Heinz ^c   Schrimpf, Monika ^d   Weidner, Ursula ^a   Zöllner, Iris ^a   Schwenk, Michael ^a  

^a State Health Agency   (Germany)

^b Health Department (Gesundheitsamt)   (Germany)

^c Health Department (Gesundheitsamt)   (Germany)

^d Health Department (Gesundheitsamt)   (Germany)

^e Social Ministry   (Germany)

^f Health Department (Gesundheitsamt)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy screening; Children; Moulds; Sensitization; Sentinel health departments

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIZATION; URBAN AREA;

FUNGI;

EID: 4544300275     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00302     Document Type: Article

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