Prevalence of allergic sensitization to inhalant allergens among blood donors in Kuwait - A desert country

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1194-1200

  Ezeamuzie, C I ^a   Al Mousawi, M ^b   Dashti, H ^a   Al Bashir, A ^b   Al Hage, M ^a   Al Ali, S ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Kuwaiti; Phadiatop; Prevalence; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031442327     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb02523.x     Document Type: Article

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