Relationship between allergic manifestations and toxocara seropositivity: A cross-sectional study among elementary school children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1467-1475

  Buijs, J ^a   Borsboom, G ^b   Renting, M ^c   Hilgersom, W J A ^d   Van Wieringen, J C ^e   Jansen, G ^d   Neijens, J ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Dept of Tuberculosis Control   (Netherlands)

^e Dept of Tuberculosis Control   (Netherlands)

^f SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic manifestations; Immunoglobulin E; Inhaled allergen specific; Toxocara seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOCARA; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOCARA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030793997     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071467     Document Type: Article

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