Incidence of allergic diseases in an elderly population

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-170

  Ventura, M T ^a   D'Amato, A ^a   Giannini, M ^a   Carretta, A ^a   Tummolo, R A ^a   Buquicchio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Allergic asthma; Allergic contact dermatitis; Allergic rhinitis; Elderly; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CYTOKINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANISAKIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; OLIVE; PARIETARIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77249097413     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923970903213735     Document Type: Article

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