Birch and ragweed pollinosis north of Milan: A model to investigate the effects of exposure to "new" airborne allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1063-1066

  Asero, Riccardo ^a  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birch; Familiarity; Pollen; Pollinosis; Ragweed; Respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RAGWEED; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; TREE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; AMBROSIA; BETULA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0036828293     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23766.x     Document Type: Article

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