A disparity in the association of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema with allergen-specific IgE between Finnish and Russian Karelia

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-287

  Pekkarinen, P T ^a,b   Von Hertzen, L ^c   Laatikainen, T ^a   Makela M J ^c   Jousilahti, P ^a,d   Kosunen, T U ^b   Pantelejev, V ^e   Vartiainen, E ^a   Haahtela, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Pitkäranta Central Hospital   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Skin test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TINGLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RUSSIA;

EID: 33847005935     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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