Sensitization to individual allergens as risk factors for lower FEV1 in young adults

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 125-130

  Sunyer, Jordi ^a   Soriano, Joan ^a   Antó, Josep M ^a   Burgos, Felip ^a   Pereira, Antonio ^a   Payo, Félix ^a   Martínez Moratalla, Jesús ^a   Ramos, Jacinto ^a  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; COPD; Cross sectional; FEV1; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SMOKING; SPAIN;

EID: 0033998702     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.1.125     Document Type: Article

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