The role of allergens in asthma

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 675-680

  Platts Mills, Thomas ^a   Leung, Donald Y M ^b   Schatz, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ALLERGY TEST; ASTHMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VACUUM;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 34848836025     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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