Hay fever and asthma in relation to markers of infection in the United States

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 381-387

  Matricardi, Paolo Maria ^a   Rosmini, Francesco ^b   Panetta, Valentina ^a   Ferrigno, Luigina ^b   Bonini, Sergio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Hay fever; Hepatitis A virus; Hygiene; Infection; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036738382     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.126658     Document Type: Article

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