Primary and secondary prevention of allergic asthma

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 27, 1998, Pages

  Peat, J ^a,c   Bjorksten B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergens; Atopy; Diet; Parental smoking; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; ADULT; ANIMAL; DUST; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MITE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0032114153     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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