Relation of indoor heating with asthma, allergic sensitisation, and bronchial responsiveness: Survey of children in South Bavaria

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7044, 1996, Pages 1448-1450

  Von Mutius, Erika ^a   Illi, Sabina ^a   Nicolai, Thomas ^a   Martinez, Fernando D ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; GERMANY; HAY FEVER; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; WOOD;

EID: 0029975616     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7044.1448     Document Type: Article

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