Association of house dust allergen concentrations with residential conditions in city and in rural houses

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Wardzynska, Aleksandra ^a   Majkowska Wojciechowska, Barbara ^a   Peka, Jolanta ^b   Korzon, Leszek ^c   Kaczaa, Magdalena ^a   Jarzebska, Marzanna ^a   Gwardys, Tomasz ^a   Kowalski, Marek L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b Allergy Center Medyk   (Poland)

^c Allergy Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergen concentration; Allergy; Cat allergen; Dog allergen; House dust mite; Residential conditions

Indexed keywords

CAT ALLERGEN; DOG ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEATING; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 84860872255     PISSN: 19394551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WOX.0b013e3182447fa8     Document Type: Article

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