Prevalence of allergic diseases in schoolchildren in relation to family history, upper respiratory infections, and residential characteristics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 232-237

  Aberg N ^a,e   Sundell, J ^b   Eriksson, B ^c   Hesselmar, B ^d   Aberg B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d Mölndal County Hospital   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; asthma; children; eczema; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL;

EID: 0030006678     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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