The development of allergy in high-risk children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1247-1253

  Burr, M L ^a   Merrett, T G ^b   Dunstan, F D J ^a   Maguire, M J ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Allergy Analysis Centre Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Eczema; Hay fever; IgE; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030662122     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01168.x     Document Type: Article

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