Mite allergens did not cause asthma epidemics in Barcelona, Spain

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 236-238

  Codina, Rosa ^a   Fernández Caldas, Enrrique ^b   Trudeau, Walter L ^b   Rodrigo, Maria José ^a   Morell, Ferran ^a   Lockey, Richard F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

EID: 0029762808     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70249-X     Document Type: Article

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