Austrian children living on a farm have less hay fever, asthma and allergic sensitization

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 194-200

  Riedler, J ^a   Eder, W ^a   Oberfeld, G ^b   Schreuer, M ^c  

^a Children's Hospital Salzburg   (Austria)

^b Public Health Department   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Asthma; Farm; Hay fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RURAL HEALTH; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0033962806     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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