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Prevalence of house dust mite allergens in low-income homes with evaporative coolers in a semiarid climate

James D. JohnstonDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Taylor P. BarneyDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Justin H. CrandallDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Marinn A. BrownDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Tarah R. WestoverDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Sterling M. PaulsonDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Madeleine S. SmithDepartment of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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K. Scott WeberDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Pages 38-41 | Received 21 Jul 2016, Accepted 12 Jan 2017, Published online: 10 Feb 2017

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