Worldwide variations in the prevalence of atopic symptoms: What does it all mean?

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Warner, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032773778     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.2008.s46     Document Type: Review

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