Horse allergens: An underestimated risk for allergic sensitization in an urban atopic population without occupational exposure

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 414-420

  Liccardi, Gennaro ^a   Salzillo, Antonello ^a   Dente, Bruno ^b   Piccolo, Amedeo ^a   Lobefalo, Gaetano ^a   Noschese, Paolo ^a   Russo, Maria ^a   Gilder, Jean Ann ^c   D'Amato, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Jean Ann Gilder Scientific Communications sas   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Bronchial asthma; Horse allergens; Hypersensitivity; Respiratory allergy; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HORSE ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOBBIES; HORSES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349095040     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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