House-dust mite species in Bloemfontein, South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-167

  Sinclair, Werner ^a   Coetzee, Louise ^b   Joubert, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; HUMIDITY; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77949390048     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3864     Document Type: Article

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