Epidemiology of allergic reactions to hymenoptera stings in Irish school children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1166-1170

  Jennings, Aisling ^a   Duggan, Eileen ^a   Perry, Ivan J ^b   Hourihane, Jonathan O B ^c  

^a Departments of Paediatrics and Child Health   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Hymenoptera; Insect stings; Ireland

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; IRELAND; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 78449261165     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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