Epidemiology of atopy patch tests with food and inhalant allergens in an unselected population of children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 599-604

  Ronchetti, Roberto ^a,b   Jesenak, Milos ^b,c   Trubacova, Dagmar ^b   Pohanka, Vladimir ^d   Villa, Maria Pia ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d Srobar's Institute for Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis for Children   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Children; Epidemiology; Food allergens; Inhalant allergens; Unselected population

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALANT ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ATOPY; ATOPY PATCH TEST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG ALLERGY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TOMATO; WHEAT ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALATION; ITALY; MALE; PATCH TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 54249146984     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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