Allergen avoidance and prevention of atopy

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-123

  Arshad, S Hasan ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma; Atopy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATOPY; BED; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 2342599093     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200404000-00009     Document Type: Review

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