Distribution of IgE and IgG antibody levels against house dust mites in schoolchildren, and their relation with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-242

  Shibasaki, Masanao ^a   Noguchi, Emiko ^a   Takeda, Kazunori ^a   Takita, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dermatophagoides farinae; House dust mite; IgE antibody; IgG antibody

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030922730     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909709068194     Document Type: Article

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