Correlation between pollen counts and symptoms in two different areas of the Iberian Peninsula: Cordoba (Spain) and Evora (Portugal)

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-116

  Sánchez Mesa, Juan Antonio ^a   Brandao, R ^b   Lopes, L ^c   Galan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c Évora Espirito Santo Hospital   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergic rhinitis; Pollen allergy; Pollinosis; Seasonal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLIVE TREE; PLANTAGO; POACEAE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; RHINITIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAXON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 22544445598     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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