Increased rate and greater severity of allergic reactions to insect sting among schoolchildren with atopic diseases

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 757-762

  Graif, Yael ^a,b   Romano Zelekha, Orly ^c   Livne, Irit ^d   Green, Manfred S ^b,c   Shohat, Tamy ^b,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d Israeli Ministry of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergic reactions; Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic eczema; Insect stings; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71449115482     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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