Allergic disease, immunoglobulins, exposure to mercury and dental amalgam in Swedish adolescents

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 339-342

  Herrström, Per ^a   Högstedt, Benkt ^b   Holthuis, Nicolas ^b   Schütz, Andrejs ^c   Rastam, Lennart ^d  

^a Primary Care Centre Hertig Knut   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allergy; Dental amalgam; Immunoglobulin; Mercury

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MERCURY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; DENTAL AMALGAM; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MERCURY; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030919017     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050157     Document Type: Article

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