Exposure to high doses of birch pollen during pregnancy, and risk of sensitization and atopic disease in the child

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 871-877

  Kihlström, Anne ^a   Lilja, G ^b   Pershagen, G ^c   Hedlin, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Antigen priming; Atopy; Intrauterine; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BIRCH; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLLEN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TREES;

EID: 0042130532     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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