Prevalence of egg sensitization in Turkish infants based on skin prick test

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Kucukosmanoglu, Ercan ^a   Yazi, D ^b   Yesil, O ^b   Akkoc, T ^b   Gezer, M ^c   Bakirci, N ^b   Bahceciler, N N ^b   Barlan, I B ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Okmeydani Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Egg allergy; Infants; Sensitization; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG; EGG ALLERGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEEZING;

EID: 48249088110     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13124719     Document Type: Article

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