International variations in associations of allergic markers and diseases in children: ISAAC Phase Two

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 766-775

  Weinmayr, G ^a   Genuneit, J ^a   Nagel, G ^a   Bjorksten B ^b   Van Hage, M ^b   Priftanji, A ^c   Cooper, P ^d   Rijkjarv M A ^e   Von Mutius, E ^f   Tsanakas, J ^g   Forastiere, F ^h   Doekes, G ⁱ   Garrido, J B ^j   Suarez Varela, M M ^k   Braback L ^l   Strachan, D P ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^d Hospital Pedro Vicente Maldonado   (Ecuador)

^e Tallinn Childrens' Hospital   (Estonia)

^f LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^h Department of Epidemiology   (Italy)

ⁱ UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^l SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^m ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Allergic disease; ISAAC Phase Two; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SODIUM CHLORIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; SKIN TEST; STANDARDS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECZEMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77951928692     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02283.x     Document Type: Article

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