Indoor allergens in school and day care environments

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Salo, Päivi M ^a   Sever, Michelle L ^a   Zeldin, Darryl C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; allergy; asthma; day care; exposure; indoor; school

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CAT ALLERGEN; COCKROACH ALLERGEN; DOG ALLERGEN; FUNGUS ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; MITE ALLERGEN; RODENT ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CAT; DAY CARE; DOSE CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

EID: 67651222110     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.012     Document Type: Review

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