Increasing trend in atopy markers prevalence in a Croatian adult population between 1985 and 1999

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1756-1763

  Macan, J ^a   Varnai, V M ^a   Maloca I ^a   Kanceljak Macan, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atopic symptoms; Atopy; Sex; Skin prick test; Time trend; Total IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROATIA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36348933925     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02836.x     Document Type: Article

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