Prevalence of atopy in students from malaga, spain

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-244

  García González, Juan Jesús ^a   Vega Chicote, Jose María ^a   Rico, Pilar ^b   Del Prado, Jaime Moscoso ^b   Carmona, María José ^a   Miranda, Alfonso ^a   Pérez Estrada, Manuel ^a   Martin, Santiago ^b   Cervera, José Antonio ^a   Acebes, José Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPAIN;

EID: 15444358783     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62964-X     Document Type: Article

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