Epidemiology of allergic diseases

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 38, 1997, Pages 14-22

  Schafer T ^a   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic eczema; Epidemiology; Hay fever; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; EXHAUST GAS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030946451     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb04864.x     Document Type: Article

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