Prevalence and associated factors of allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in children

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-100

  Torres Borrego, Javier ^a   Molina Teran A B ^a   Montes Mendoza, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Atopic eczema; Atopy; Children; ISAAC; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRRITANT AGENT; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE; VACCINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; STRESS;

EID: 45549109936     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13120394     Document Type: Review

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