Moisissures et habitat risques pour la santé et espèces impliquées;Moulds in dwellings: Health risks and involved species

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 611-620

  Reboux, G ^a,b   Bellanger, A P ^a,b   Roussel, S ^b   Grenouillet, F ^a,b   Millon, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Allergies; Indoor moulds; Infections; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MYCOTOXIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGENICITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUNCTIVITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SINUSITIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 78649964425     PISSN: 18770320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reval.2010.03.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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