Elevated cord serum IgE increases the risk of aeroallergen sensitization without increasing respiratory allergic symptoms in early childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1042-1048

  Tariq, S M ^a   Arshad, S Hasan ^a   Matthews, S M ^a   Hakim, E A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Cohort study; Cord IgE; Prediction; Prevention; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032812911     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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