Allergy to bee venom in beekeepers in Germany

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Münstedt, Karsten ^a   Hellner, M ^a   Winter, D ^a   Von Georgi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bee venom; Beekeeper; Beekeeping

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45749153331     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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