Atopy in children and parental social class

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1319-1324

  Heinrich, Joachim ^a   Popescu, Matei A ^a   Wjst, Matthias ^a   Goldstein, Inge F ^c   Wichmann, H Erich ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Columbia School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031662452     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.9.1319     Document Type: Article

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