Total IgE levels and asthma prevalence in the US population: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-453

  Gergen, Peter J ^a   Arbes Jr , Samuel J ^b   Calatroni, Agustin ^b   Mitchell, Herman E ^b   Zeldin, Darryl C ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Rho Federal Systems Division Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; atopy; IgE; nonatopic; prevalence; specific; total

Indexed keywords

COTININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349104813     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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