Association between severity of atopic eczema and degree of sensitization to aeroallergens in schoolchildren

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1280-1284

  Schäfer, Torsten ^a,b   Heinrich, Joachim ^b   Wjst, Matthias ^b   Adam, Heinrich ^b   Ring, Johannes ^a   Wichmann, Heinz Erich ^b,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Disease severity; East Germany; Epidemiology; IgE mediated sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0033436309     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70025-4     Document Type: Article

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