Pets and the development of allergic sensitization

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 212-220

  Simpson, Angela ^a   Custovic, Adnan ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 20044367663     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-005-0040-x     Document Type: Review

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