Prevalence of Blomia Tropicalis allergy in two regions of South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 567-569

  Jeevarathnum, A C ^a   van Niekerk, A ^a   Green, R J ^a   Becker, P ^a   Masekela, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84942240377     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJnew.7786     Document Type: Article

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