Recent data on epidemiology, prevention and therapy of cat allergy;Katzenallergie: Aktuelle datenlage zu epidemiologie, prävention und therapie

Allergologie

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 367-374

  Schuster, J C ^a   Swientek, D ^a   Hunzelmann, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cat allergy; Main allergen; Prevention; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; STEROID;

ADHESION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CAT; CLOTHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL ALLERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 26044449812     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/alp28367     Document Type: Review

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