Increasing prevalence of allergic rhinitis symptoms in an adult Danish population

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1194-1198

  Linneberg, Allan ^a,c   Nielsen, N H ^b   Madsen, F ^d   Frolund L ^d   Dirksen, A ^c   Jorgensen T ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Allergen skin test reactivity; Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DYSPNEA; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

EID: 0032701903     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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