Pollen-related allergy in Europe

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 567-578

  D'Amato, G ^a   Spieksma, F Th M ^b   Liccardi, G ^a   Jager S ^c   Russo, M ^a   Kontou Fili, K ^d   Nikkels, H ^b   Wuthrich B ^e   Bonini, S ^f  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Laikon University   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hay fever hay asthma; Pollen allergy; Pollinosis; Respiratory allergy by pollen

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LEISURE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031779853     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03932.x     Document Type: Article

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