Increased occurrence of asthma and allergy: Critical appraisal of studies using allergic sensitization, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and lung function measurements

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1553-1563

  Wieringa, M H ^a   Vermeire, P A ^a   Brunekreef, B ^a,b   Weyler, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Bronchial hyper reactivity; IgE; Increase; Occurrence; Prevalence; Prick test; Respiratory function test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; JAPAN; LUNG; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0034786876     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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