Synergism between allergens and viruses and risk of hospital admission with asthma: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7340, 2002, Pages 763-766

  Green, Rosalind M ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^a   Sanderson, Gwen ^b   Hunter, Jenny ^c   Johnston, Sebastian L ^b   Woodcock, Ashley ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0037196927     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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