Alternaria sensitization and allergic rhinitis with or without asthma in the French Six Cities study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-375

  Randriamanantany, Z A ^a   Annesi Maesano, I ^b,c   Moreau, D ^b,c   Raherison, C ^d   Charpin, D ^e   Kopferschmitt, C ^f   Lavaud, F ^g   Taytard, A ^d   De Blay, F ^f   Caillaud, D ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^f HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Asthma; Monosensitization; Rhinitis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 76249133473     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02210.x     Document Type: Article

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