A Survey of serum specific-Ige to common allergens in primary school children of taipei city

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Wan, Kong Sang ^a,b   Yang, Winnie ^a   Wu, Wei Fong ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CAT DANDER; CHILD; COCKROACH; CRAB; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG DANDER; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; MOULD; POLLEN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SENSITIZATION; SHRIMP; TAIWAN;

ALLERGENS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SCHOOLS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77954554548     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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