Biological pollution and allergic diseases;Inquinamento biologico e allergopatie

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-374

  Carrer, P ^a   Moscato, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Biological pollution; Indoor allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACTINOBACTERIA; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BUILDING; CLADOSPORIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ITALY; NAEGLERIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENICILLIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS;

ACARI; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8544236248     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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