Basidiomycete skin test reactivity is a risk factor for asthma

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-74

  Horner, W Elliott ^a,c   Hughes, Janet M ^b   Lopez, Manuel ^a   Lehrer, Samuel B ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Air Quality Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASIDIOMYCETES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DEUTEROMYCETES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034026243     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2000.14.69     Document Type: Article

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