Distribution and determinants of house dust mite allergens in Europe: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 682-690

  Zock, Jan Paul ^a   Heinrich, Joachim ^b,m   Jarvis, Deborah ^c,f,r   Verlato, Giuseppe ^d,r   Norbäck, Dan ^e   Plana, Estel ^a   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,k   Chinn, Susan ^f   Olivieri, Mario ^d   Soon, Argo ^g   Villani, Simona ^h   Ponzio, Michela ^h   Dahlman Hoglund, Anna ⁱ   Svanes, Cecilie ^j   Luczynska, Christina ^f   Knox, J ^r   Potts, J ^r   Arinze, S ^r   Antó, Josep M ^k,r   Burney, Peter ^f   Cerveri, Isa ^h   de Marco, Roberto ^d   Gislason, Thorarinn ^l   Janson, Christer ^e   Künzli, Nino ^n,r   Leynaert, Bénédicte ^o   Neukirch, Françoise ^o,r   Schouten, J ^p   Vermeire, Paulatthias ^q,r   Wjst, Matthias ^m,r   Weyler, J ^r   Van Sprundel, M ^r   Nelen, V ^r   Jogi, R ^r   Liard, R ^r   Zureik, M ^r   Pin, I ^r   Ferran Quentin, J ^r   Frye, C ^r   Meyer, I ^r   Bjornsson, E ^r   Gislason, D ^r   Blondal, T ^r   Karlsdottir, A ^r   Bugiani, M ^r   Piccioni, P ^r   Carosso, A ^r   Arossa, W ^r   Caria, E ^r   Castiglioni, G ^r   Migliore, E ^r   Romano, C ^r   Fabbro, D ^r   Ciccone, G ^r   Magnani, C ^r   Dalmasso, P ^r   Bono, R ^r   Gigli, G ^r   Giraudo, A ^r   Brussino, M C ^r   Bucca, C ^r   Rolla, G ^r   Zanolin, E ^r   Accordini, S ^r   Poli, A ^r   Lo Cascio, V ^r   Ferrari, M ^r   Marinoni, A ^r   Frigerio, F ^r   Comelli, M ^r   Grassi, M ^r   Corsico, A ^r   Kogevinas, M ^r   Basagana, X ^r   Jaen, A ^r   Burgos, F ^r   Maldonado, J ^r   Pereira, A ^r   Sanchez, J L ^r   Martinez Moratalla Rovira, J ^r   Almar, E ^r   Muniozguren, N ^r   Urritia, I ^r   Payo, F ^r   Boman, G ^r   Norback, D ^r   Gunnbjornsdottir, M ^r   Toren, K ^r   Lillienberg, L ^r   Sundberg, R ^r   Norrman, E ^r   Soderberg, M ^r   Franklin, K ^r   Lundback, B ^r   Forsberg, B ^r   Nystrom, L ^r   Dibbert, B ^r   Hazenkamp, M ^r   Brutsche, M ^r   Ackermann Liebrich, U ^r   Harrison, B ^r   Hall, R ^r   Seaton, D ^r   more..

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^l LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^m GSF Institute of Epidemiology   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^o INSERM   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^r University of Basel and University of Southern California Los Angeles ^*

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Author keywords

allergens; ECRHS; geographic; House dust mites; housing; risk factors

Indexed keywords

DER 2 ALLERGEN; DER F 1 ALLERGEN; DER P 1 ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; MOISTURE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; WINTER;

EID: 33748031070     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.04.060     Document Type: Article

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