Association of sensitization to Alternaria allergens with asthma among school-age children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 626-632

  Perzanowski, Matthew S ^a   Sporik, Richard ^b   Squillace, Susan P ^a   Gelber, Lawrence E ^a   Call, Robert ^a   Carter, Melody ^c   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Children; Cladosporium; Fungal allergens; Indoor allergens; Outdoor allergens; Serum IgE assays

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031980476     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70170-8     Document Type: Article

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