Allergen avoidance

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 388-391

  Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUST; EDITORIAL; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL; MITE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1542511735     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.12.027     Document Type: Editorial

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