Sensitization to airborne allergens in children with respiratory symptoms

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-244

  Silvestri, Michela ^a,c   Oddera, Susanna ^a   Rossi, Giovanni A ^a   Crimi, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029991096     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)63433-3     Document Type: Article

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