Health impacts of second-hand exposure to cat allergen Fel d 1 in infants

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-157

  Heissenhuber, A ^a   Heinrich, Joachim ^a,e   Fahlbusch, B ^b   Borte, M ^c   Wichmann, H E ^a   Bolte, G ^a,d  

^a GSF Natl Res Ctr Environ/Hlth   (Japan)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c University of Leipzig   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cat allergen; Cohort study; IgE sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FEL D 1 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CAT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DUST; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0037301344     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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