Chapter 5.8: Major public health problems - Allergic disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 67, 2006, Pages 125-131

  Hjern, Anders ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; STEROID; ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAY FEVER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INHERITANCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745624012     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034950600677139     Document Type: Article

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