Increase of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E antibodies from 1973 to 1994 in a Finnish population and a possible relationship to Helicobacter pylori infections

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-378

  Kosunen, T U ^a,f   Hook Nikanne J ^b   Salomaa, A ^a,b,c   Sarna, S ^d   Aromaa, A ^e   Haahtela, T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Vammala Health Center   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Allergy; Atopy; Helicobacter pylori antibodies; Prevalence rates

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BIRCH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036231802     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01330.x     Document Type: Article

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