Evaluation of petri dish sampling for assessment of airborne dust mite allergen in Japan

Japanese Journal of Allergology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1657-1664

  Saito, Akemi ^a   Tsurikisawa, Naomi ^a   Oshikata, Chiyako ^a   Nakazawa, Takuya ^a   Yasueda, Hiroshi ^a   Akiyama, Kazuo ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne allergen; Der 1; House dust mite; Index of exposure; Petri dish

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PETRI DISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 84871585220     PISSN: 00214884     EISSN: 13477935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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