Respiratory hypersensitivity and environmental factors: East and West Germany

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 105-113

  Nicolai, Thomas ^a   Mutius, Erika V ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; East West Germany; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030217999     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)03681-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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