Cockroaches and co: The role of health pests as allergen source;Schaben und Co.: Die Rolle von Gesundheitsschädlingen als Allergenquelle

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 585-592

  Raulf, M ^a   Sander, I ^a   Gonnissen, D ^a   Zahradnik, E ^a   Bruning T ^a  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergen; Cockroach; Health pests; Mouse; Rat; Storage pests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ASTHMA; COCKROACH; DISEASE CARRIER; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; COCKROACHES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 84923134582     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-013-1926-8     Document Type: Article

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