The association of skin test reactivity, total serum IgE levels, and peripheral blood eosinophilia with asthma in Kuwait

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 481-488

  Khadadah, M ^a   Onadeko, B O ^a   Ezeamuzie, C I ^a   Mustafa, H T ^a   Marouf, R ^a   Sugathan, T N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE blood eosinophil count; Skin test

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0033800158     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900009055474     Document Type: Article

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