Today's allergic rhinitis patients are different: New factors that may play a role

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 969-975

  Mosges R ^a   Klimek, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Zentrum fur Rhinologie und Allergologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic rhinitis; Indoor environment; Novel allergens; Psychologically stressful lifestyle; Severe and persistent symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOSSIL FUEL;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ATOPY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CROSS REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPOSURE; FOOD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ENVIRONMENT; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIFE STYLE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547687974     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01440.x     Document Type: Review

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