Sex-specific differences in allergic sensitization to house dust mites: A meta-analysis

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 487-494

  Goldhahn, Klaus ^a   Bockelbrink, Angelina ^a   Nocon, Marc ^a   Almqvist, Catarina ^b,c   DunnGalvin, Audrey ^d   Willich, Stefan N ^a   Keil, Thomas ^a,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSE DUST; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MITE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 67549144081     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60122-6     Document Type: Article

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