Cockroach sensitization in Tunis;La sensibilisation aux blattes à Tunis

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Clinique

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 504-508

  Ben m'Rad, S ^a   Moetamri, Z ^a   Chaouch, N ^a   Merai, S ^a   Tritar, F ^a   Yaalaoui, S ^a   Djenayah, F ^a  

^a ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Allergie; Allergy; Asthma; Asthme; Blattes; Cockroach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLATELLA ORIENTALIS; BLATTA GERMANICA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCKROACH; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPLANA AMERICANA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4744366953     PISSN: 03357457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.allerg.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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