Age-dependent differences in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic sensitization between an eastern and a western German city

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-93

  Heinrich, J ^a   Nowak, D ^b   Wassmer, G ^a,c   Jorres R ^b   Wjst, M ^a   Berger, J ^d   Magnussen, H ^b   Wichmann, H E ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Allergic rhinitis; East West comparison; Epidemiology; Germany; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031964501     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03779.x     Document Type: Article

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