Skin prick test reactivity in allergic rhinitis patients to airborne pollens

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 401-412

  Erkara, Ismuhan Potoglu ^a   Cingi, Cemal ^a   Ayranci, Unal ^a   Gurbuz, Kezban Melek ^a   Pehlivan, Sevil ^b   Tokur, Suleyman ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Pollen; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE POLLENS; ALLERGIC REACTIONS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CUPRESSACEAE; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; PINACEAE; POACEAE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGENS; POLLEN GRAINS; SKIN PRICK TEST;

ANTIGENS; SKIN;

TESTING;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRAVIMETRY; POLLEN; SKIN DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ESKISEHIR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 62149087723     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0284-8     Document Type: Article

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