Dispersion of horse allergen from stables and areas with horses into homes

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-342

  Emenius, G ^a   Merritt, A S ^a   Harfast B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Allergen dispersion; Ambient air; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Horse allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HORSE ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HORSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 67649445973     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226234     Document Type: Article

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