Pollen allergenic potential nature of some trees species: A multidisciplinary approach using aerobiological, immunochemical and hospital admissions data

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 328-333

  Ribeiro, H ^a   Oliveira, M ^a,b   Ribeiro, N ^b   Cruz, A ^c   Ferreira, A ^d   Machado, H ^d   Reis, A ^d   Abreu, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergy; Biochemistry; Hospital admissions; Tree pollen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INVENTORY; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ACER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASPEN; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIRCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; OAK; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; VOLUMETRY; WILLOW;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN; PORTUGAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; PLATANUS; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA X POPULUS TREMULA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; SALIX; SALIX BABYLONICA;

EID: 61849126290     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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