Important Florida botanical aeroallergens

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-340

  Phillips, Joshua F ^a   Jelks, Mary L ^a   Lockey, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Allergen; Asthma; Florida; Immunotherapy; Plants; Pollen; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALDER; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; BEECH; BERMUDA; BIRCH; ELM; FALLING; FENNEL; FRAXINUS; GRASS POLLEN; INHALATION TEST; JUNIPERUS; MULBERRY; MYRICACEAE; NONHUMAN; OAK; PINE; POLLEN ALLERGY; RAGWEED; REVIEW; SPRING; SUMMER; TAXODIUM; TREE; UNITED STATES; WEED;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; BOTANY; CROSS REACTIONS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; PLANT WEEDS; POACEAE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREES;

EID: 77956302027     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3352     Document Type: Review

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