Allergic sensitization to common airborne allergens among adults in Estonia

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-254

  Raukas Kivioja, Aet ^a   Raukas, Evi Saidi ^a   Meren, Mari ^a   Loit, Helle Mai ^a   Rönmark, Eva ^b,c   Lundbäck, Bo ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Estonia; Prevalence; Respiratory symptoms; Skin prick tests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AIR; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; POLLEN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCANDINAVIA; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SKIN TEST; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBURBAN AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ACARIDAE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCKROACHES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33847029064     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097027     Document Type: Article

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