Prevalence of atopy in young healthy population, in Izmir, Turkey

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 80-84

  Sin, A ^a,b   Kose S ^a   Terzioglu E ^a   Kokuludag A ^a   Sebik, F ^a   Kabakci T ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy skin test; Atopy prevalence; IgE level

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DUST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MITE; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DUST; FEATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MITES; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0031087061     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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