Is sensitization to Alternaria alternata a risk factor for severe asthma? A population-based study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 709-711

  Neukirch, Catherine ^a,b   Henry, Christine ^a   Leynaert, Bénédicte ^a   Liard, Renata ^a   Bousquet, Jean ^a   Neukirch, Françoise ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0032984743     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70247-2     Document Type: Article

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