The influence of atopic status and potential risk factors for sensitization on histamine skin reactivity in unselected Belgian children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-368

  Van Gysel, Dirk ^a   Govaere, Elke ^a   Verhamme, Katia ^a,b   Doli, Erenik ^a   De Baets, Frans ^c  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 34548542484     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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