The use of mutually exclusive categories for atopic sensitization: A contrasting effect for family size on house dust mite sensitization compared with ryegrass sensitization

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-90

  Ponsonby, Anne Louise ^a,b   Dwyer, Terence ^b   Kemp, Andrew ^c   Lim, Lynette ^a   Cochrane, Jennifer ^b   Carmichael, Allan ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Atopic sensitization; Family size; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOLIUM; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0038692065     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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