Messages from the Aalst Allergy Study

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-190

  Van Gysel, Dirk ^a   Govaere, Elke ^a   Verhamme, Katia M C ^a   Doli, Erenik ^a   De Baets, Frans ^b  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aalst Allergy Study; Allergic symptoms; Risk factors; Sensitization; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA TENUIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; COCKROACH; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; ECZEMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GRASS POLLEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 69249177448     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-009-0035-0     Document Type: Article

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