Environmental microorganisms and lung health

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Von Mutius, Erika ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84893940382     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201306-155MG     Document Type: Conference Paper

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