Low rate of cockroach sensitivity in Italian pre-school children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-

  Peroni, D G ^a   Alfonsi, L ^b   Ress, M ^b   Milanesi, E ^b   Piacentini, G L ^b   Boner, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Children; Cockroach

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COCKROACH ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKROACH; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0037679369     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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