Skin sensitization in school children in northern and southern Norway

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Bakken, Heidi Nygaard ^a   Nafstad, Per ^a,b   Bolle, Roald ^c   Nystad, Wenche ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; ISAAC; Methods; Sensitization; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITE; MOULD; NORWAY; POLLEN; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NORWAY; POLLEN; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33847062058     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601034353     Document Type: Article

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