Does heredity modify the association between farming and allergy in children?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1163-1169

  Remes, Sami T ^a   Pekkanen, J ^b   Soininen, L ^b   Kajosaari, M ^b   Husman, T ^b   Koivikko, A ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; Farming; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0036432602     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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