Ambrosia: A new impending disaster for the Israeli allergic population

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 856-857

  Waisel, Yoav ^a   Eshel, Amram ^a   Keynan, Nurit ^a   Langgut, Dafna ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergens; Ambrosia; Invading plants; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MORBIDITY; POLLEN ALLERGY; POPULATION BIOLOGY; RAGWEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES INVASION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAY FEVER; MALE;

AMBROSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 59449085592     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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