Asthma and rhinitis symptoms in individuals from different socioeconomic levels in a Brazilian city

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 362-367

  Baqueiro, Tiana ^a,b   Pontes De Carvalho, Lain ^b,c   Carvalho, Fernando Martins ^a   Santos, Nilza Maria ^a   Sandes, Igor ^a   Gouveia, Leandro ^a   Sobreira Cerqueira, Luis D ^a   Neto, Manuel Lessa Ribeiro ^a   Barbetta, Marcelo ^a   Costa, Mariana ^a   Lordelo, Marina ^a   D'Lippi Filho, Marzio A ^a   Cunha, Monalisa ^a   Ferreira, Paula ^a   Valadares, Rafael ^a   Souza, Ricardo ^a   Heinzelman, Ricardo ^a   Juncal, Samuel ^a   Borges, Vitor ^a   Filho, Wilson Bastos ^a   Braid, Zilda Maria ^a   Alcântara Neves, Neuza Maria ^a   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy and gender; Asthma; Blomia tropicalis; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; IgE; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Socioeconomic level

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPIROMETRY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34447290888     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2967     Document Type: Article

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