Comparison of patterns of allergen sensitization among inner-city Hispanic and African American children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 636-642

  Rastogi, Deepa ^a   Reddy, Mamta ^a   Neugebauer, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLERGY TEST; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINORITY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845228324     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61093-9     Document Type: Article

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