Sensitivity to fungal allergens is a risk factor for life-threatening asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 501-504

  Black, Peter N ^a,b   Udy, A A ^a   Brodie, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Fungal allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ALTERNARIA; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CLADOSPORIUM; DUST; FEMALE; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; POACEAE; SKIN TESTS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0034058643     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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