Cord blood-IgE as risk factor and predictor for atopic diseases

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 671-678

  Edenharter, G ^a   Bergmann, R L ^b   Bergmann, K E ^a   Wahn, V ^c   Forster, J ^d   Zepp, F ^e   Wahn, U ^f  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^f Robert Koch Institute ^*

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Cord blood IgE; Recurrent wheezing; ROC curve; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FETAL BLOOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0031830644     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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