Increasing prevalence of specific IgE to aeroallergens in an adult population: Two cross-sectional surveys 8 years apart: The Copenhagen allergy study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Linneberg, Allan ^a   Nielsen, Niels Henrik ^b   Madsen, Flemming ^c   Frølund, Lars ^d   Dirksen, Asger ^e   Jørgensen, Torben ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult epidemiology; Prevalence; Respiratory hypersensitivity; Specific IgE positivity; Specific IgE stability

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

EID: 0033836197     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.108312     Document Type: Article

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