Allergen sensitization in children with asthma and rhinitis: Marked variations related to age and microgeographical factors

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-133

  Moral Gil, Luis ^a,b   Roig, M ^a   Garde, J ^a   Alos A ^a   Toral, T ^a   Fuentes, M J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Alternaria; Asthma; Childhood; Coast; Mites; Rhinitis; Salsola; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOG; EGG; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OLIVE; POACEAE; SALSOLA; SEASHORE; SENSITIZATION; SPAIN;

EID: 48249117151     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13124718     Document Type: Article

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