Identification of allergens in a selected group of asthmatics in Lebanon

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 687-691

  Ramadan, F ^a   Hamadeh, F ^a   Abdelnoor, A M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Animal dander; ELISA; Miten; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031735901     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007454505983     Document Type: Article

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