Cross sectional retrospective study of prevalence of atopy among Italian military students with antibodies against hepatitis A virus

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7086, 1997, Pages 999-1003

  Matricardi, Paolo M ^a   Rosmini, Francesco ^b,c   Ferrigno, Luigina ^b,c   Nisini, Roberto ^a   Rapicetta, Maria ^d   Chionne, Paola ^d   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^b,c   Pasquini, Paolo ^b,c   D'Amelio, Raffaele ^e  

^a Div Aerea Studi Ric S   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Lab Epidemiologia e Biostatistica   (Italy)

^d Laboratorio di Virologia   (Italy)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR FORCE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; EDUCATION; FATHER; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INFECTION; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; RISK; SEROLOGY; SIBLING; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STUDENT;

EID: 0030967169     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7086.999     Document Type: Article

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