The influence of parental educational level on the development of atopic sensitization, wheezing and eczema during the first year of life

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 438-447

  Dom, Sandra ^a   Droste, Jos H J ^a   Sariachvili, Manana A ^a   Hagendorens, Margo M ^a,b   Bridts, Chris H ^a   Stevens, Wim J ^a   Desager, Kristine N ^b   Wieringa, Marjan H ^c   Weyler, Joost J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopy; Children; Eczema; Educational level; Socioeconomic status; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PATERNAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ECZEMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 68349097521     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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