Increased prevalence of sensitization against aeroallergens in adults in West compared with East Germany

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 886-892

  Nicolai, T ^b   Bellach, B ^a   Mutius, E V ^b   Thefeld, W ^a   Hoffmeister, H ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Allergy; Community size; Phadiatop SX1; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY, EAST; GERMANY, WEST; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030789880     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01228.x     Document Type: Article

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