Analysis of airborne Betula pollen in Finland; a 31-year perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1706-1723

  Yli Panula, Eija ^a   Fekedulegn, Desta Bey ^b   Green, Brett James ^b   Ranta, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Betula spp.; Biometeorology; Birch; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIRCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BETULA;

EID: 67649967678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6061706     Document Type: Article

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