An analysis of the incidence of adenoid hypertrophy in allergic children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 713-719

  Modrzynski, Marek ^a   Zawisza, Edward ^b  

^a The Regional Allergology Outpatient Euromedica ^*  (Poland)

^b Institute of Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adenoid hypertrophy; Allergic rhinitis; Dust mites

Indexed keywords

ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PEDIATRICS; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADENOIDS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 34247369845     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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