Sensitization to inhaled allergens as a risk factor for asthma and allergic diseases in Chinese population

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 594-599

  Leung, Roland ^a   Ho, Philip ^b   Lam, Christopher W K ^a   Lai, Christopher K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

allergy; Asthma; atopy; Chinese; cockroach; eczema; epidemiology; house dust mite; indoor allergen; rhinitis; skin test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030922388     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70018-6     Document Type: Article

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