Hypersensitivity pneumonitis may be home-induced by common domestic mold spores

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 428-

  Jacobs, Robert L ^a  

^a Biogenics Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 48349133311     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.05.045     Document Type: Letter

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