Changing concepts of allergic disease: The attempt to keep up with real changes in lifestyles

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,b   Woodfolk, Judith A ^a   Chapman, Martin D ^a   Heymann, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Causation; Dust mite; Exposure; Hay fever; Housing; Outdoor environment; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LIFESTYLE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0030447270     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(96)80115-1     Document Type: Article

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