Urban versus rural environment - Any differences in aeroallergens sensitization in an allergic population of Cova da Beira, Portugal?

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Loureiro, G ^a   Rabaca M A ^a   Blanco, B ^a   Andrade, S ^a   Chieira, C ^a   Pereira, C ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Allergic sensitisation; House dust mite; Moulds; Pollen; Rural environment; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY; CAT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; OLIVE TREE; PARIETARIA; PARIETARIA JUDAICA; POLLEN ALLERGY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RURAL AREA; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADSORPTION; ADULT; AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OZONE; POACEAE; POLLEN; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RURAL HEALTH; SKIN TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 20444397060     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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