Allergic conjunctivitis in asthmatic children: As common as underreported

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-400

  Neto, Herberto Jos Chong ^a   Rosrio, Nelson Augusto ^a   Westphal, Gabriele Lima Cardoso ^a   Riedi, Carlos Antnio ^a   Santos, Hevertton Luiz Bozzo Silva ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ASTHMA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EPIPHORA; HUMAN; LETTER; OCULAR PRURITUS; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TEARS;

EID: 78049454462     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.08.020     Document Type: Letter

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