Prevalence of allergy, patterns of allergic sensitization and allergy risk factors in rural and urban children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1044-1050

  Majkowska Wojciechowska, B ^a   Pelka J ^b   Korzon, L ^b   Kozlowska A ^a   Kaczala M ^a   Jarzebska M ^a   Gwardys, T ^a   Kowalski, M L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b Allergy Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy prevalence; Children; Preventive factors; Risk factors; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; TONSILLECTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN TESTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547706000     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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