Importance of indoor allergens in the induction of allergy and elicitation of allergic disease

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 115-120

  Custovic, Adnan ^a   Simpson, A ^a   Woodcock, A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma; Indoor; Mites; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; CAT; COCKROACH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; DOGS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MITES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032456572     PISSN: 01081675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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