The effect of climate change and air pollution on allergenic potential of pollens

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 646-650

  Todea, Doina A ^a   Suatean, Iuliu ^b   Coman, Andreea C ^a   Rosca, Loredana E ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Allergic diseases; Asthma; Climate change; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891131639     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15835/nbha4129291     Document Type: Article

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