Changes in IgE-mediated allergy to ubiquitous inhalants after removal from or diminution of exposure to the agent causing occupational asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-73

  Perfetti, L ^a   Hebert J ^b   Lapalme, Y ^b   Ghezzo, H ^a   Gautrin, D ^a   Malo, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE; Occupational asthma; Occupational diseases; Radioallergosorbent test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CAT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DOG; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIZATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0031983798     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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