Allergen sensitization of asthmatic and nonasthmatic schoolchildren in Costa Rica

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1141-1147

  Soto Quiros, M ^a,f   Gutierrez, I ^a   Calvo, N ^b   Araya, C ^a   Karlberg, J ^c   Hanson, L A ^d   Belin, L ^e  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

^b PROYECTO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO GUANACASTE   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f National Children's Hospital   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Childhood

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0032418079     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03833.x     Document Type: Article

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