Higher asthma occurrence in an urban than a suburban area: Role of house dust mite skin allergy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1460-1466

  Wieringa, M H ^a   Weyler, J J ^a   Van Bastelaer, F J ^a   Nelen, V J ^b   Van Sprundel, M P ^a   Vermeire, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Provincial Institute of Hygiene   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; House dust mite; Risk factors; Skin allergy; Urban suburban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY; URBAN POPULATION; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; SUBURBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030790140     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071460     Document Type: Article

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