Determinants of house dust mite allergen in homes in Wellington, New Zealand

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1077-1085

  Wickens, K ^a   Siebers, R ^a   Ellis, I ^a   Lewis, S ^b   Sawyer, G ^b   Tohill, S ^b   Stone, L ^a   Kent, R ^a   Kennedy, J ^a   Slater, T ^a   Crothall, A ^b   Trethowen, H ^a   Pearce, N ^b   Fitzharris, P ^b   Crane, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bedding; Der p 1; Floor covering; House dust mites; Humidity; Mattress; Occupancy

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLIMATE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOME MONITORING; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DUST; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MITES; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS;

EID: 9844238692     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01260.x     Document Type: Article

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