Association between atopic sensitization and asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in Swedish adults: Pets, and not mites, are the most important allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-65

  Plaschke, Peter ^a,e   Janson, Christer ^b   Norrman, Eva ^c   Björnsson, Eythor ^b   Ellbjär, Susanne ^a   Järvholm, Bengt ^d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Cats; Dogs; European Community Respiratory Health Survey; Mites; Skin test reactivity; Specific IgE; Total IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRASS; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032839442     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70114-4     Document Type: Article

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