House dust mites at icelandic farms;Maurar í húsryki á íslenskum bóndabæjum

Laeknabladid

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 723-727

  Gumundsson, Gunnar ^a   Sigurarson, Sigururór ^a   Tómasson, Kristinn ^a   Gíslason, Daví ^a   Hallas, Thorkill ^a  

^a Lungnadeild Landspítala ^*

Author keywords

Allergy; Exposure; Farming; House dust; Iceland; Mites

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BED; BUILDING; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ICELAND; IMMUNOLOGY; MITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ICELAND; MITES; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 58149200394     PISSN: 00237213     EISSN: 16704959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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