Characterization of asthma among adults with and without childhood farm contact

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1169-1173

  Schulze, A ^a,b   van Strien, R T ^a,c   Praml, G ^a   Nowak, D ^a   Radon, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bronchial provocation; Farming; Hygiene hypothesis; Inhalant allergens; Lung function test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILDHOOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34250215287     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00127906     Document Type: Article

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