Pollen asthma in Switzerland during 1993 to 1997;Pollenasthma in der Schweiz von 1993 bis 1997

Allergologie

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 382-387

  Frei, T ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma prevalence; Birch pollen; Grass pollen; Pollen allergy; Pollen asthma

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GRASS; HUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; TREE;

EID: 0033006651     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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