Different effects of sensitization to mites and pollens on asthma symptoms and spirometric indices in children: A population-based cohort study

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-129

  Anthracopoulos, Michael B ^a,g   Mantzouranis, Eva ^b   Paliatsos, Athanasios G ^c   Tzavelas, George ^d   Lagona, Evagelia ^e   Nicolaidou, Polyxeni ^e   Priftis, Kostas N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; POLLEN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 34547933458     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60635-7     Document Type: Article

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