Does regional pollen load affect the prevalence of clinical allergy to those pollen groups?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-301

  Can, I H ^a   Slam, A ^a   Karasoy, D S ^b   Samim, E E ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy; Pollen; Rhinitis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRASS; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIZATION; TREE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; BETULACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAGACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SALICACEAE; SKIN TESTS; TREES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949657362     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109991873     Document Type: Article

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