Hypersensitivity to house dust mite and cockroach is the most common allergy in north of Iran

Iranian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Ghaffari, Javad ^a   Khademloo, Mohammad ^a   Saffar, Mohammadjafar ^a   Rafiei, Alireza ^a   Masiha, Farzad ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergic Rhinitis; Asthma; Prick Test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COCKROACH; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAPLE; NETTLE; OAK; PIGWEED; PLANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79952685373     PISSN: 17351383     EISSN: 1735367X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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