A prospective study of asthma desensitization in 1,182 children, 592 asthmatic children and 590 nonatopic controls

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 325-329

  Cantani, A ^a   Micera, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma desensitazion; Increased asthma prevalence; Pediatric asthma; SIT reactions

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SPIROMETRY;

ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31844438968     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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