The clinical characteristics of respiratory allergy in immigrants in Northern Italy

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-234

  Lombardi, Carlo ^a   Penagos, Martin ^b   Senna, Gianenrico ^c   Canonica, Giorgio Walter ^b   Passalacqua, Giovanni ^b,d  

^a S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Verona Hospital   (Italy)

^d Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Respiratory allergy; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EASTERN EUROPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; ITALY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SOUTH AMERICA; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 54249117729     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000142046     Document Type: Article

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