Differences in the presence of allergens among several types of indoor environments

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-414

  Brunetto, Barbara ^a   Barletta, Bianca ^a   Brescianini, Sonia ^a   Masciulli, Rosalba ^a   Perfetti, Luca ^b   Moscato, Gianna ^b   Frusteri, Liliana ^c   Schirru, Maria Antonietta ^d   Pini, Carlo ^a   Di Felice, Gabriella ^a   Iacovacci, Patrizia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Istituto nazionale assicurazione infortuni sul lavoro   (Italy)

^d ASL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat allergen; Home and workplace environments; House dust mite allergens; Indoor allergens; School

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77949378118     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0021-25712009000400009     Document Type: Article

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