Serology of chlamydia in relation to asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-69

  Björnsson, Eythor ^a   Hjelm, Eva ^a   Janson, Christer ^a   Fridell, Eva ^b   Boman, Gunnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SPIROMETRY; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029871524     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609027152     Document Type: Article

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