Coincidence of atopy and its profile (monosensitization/polysensitization) between sibling pairs

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 433-437

  Yoo, Young ^a   Yu, Jinho ^b   Kim, Do Kyun ^b   Choi, Sun Hee ^b   Koh, Young Yull ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOSENSITIZATION; MOULD; POLYSENSITIZATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 28044462453     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61168-4     Document Type: Article

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