Relevance of allergens from cats and dogs to asthma in the northernmost province of Sweden: Schools as a major site of exposure

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1018-1024

  Perzanowski, Matthew S ^a   Rönmark, Eva ^b,c   Nold, Brian ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^b,c   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c Central Hospital of Norrbotten   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cat allergen; Children; Dog allergen; School

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032783993     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70173-9     Document Type: Article

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