Influence of early and current environmental exposure factors on sensitization and outcome of asthma in pre-school children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 646-652

  Melen E ^a,b   Wickman, M ^a,c   Nordvall, S ^d   Van Hage Hamsten, M ^a   Lindfors, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cat allergen; Children; Environmental tobacco smoke; Exposure; Risk factors; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BOY; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIRL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034979199     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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