Are allergies in Germany still increasing?;Nehmen allergien in Deutschland immer noch zu?

Allergo Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 476-481

  Krämer, Ursula ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Epidemiology; Germany; Increase

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ASTHMA; ECZEMA; GERMANY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 25444450829     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03361429     Document Type: Review

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