High prevalence of asthma and atopy in the Canary Islands, Spain

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 536-541

  Juliá Serdá, Gabriel ^a   Cabrera Navarro, P ^a   Acosta Fernandez O ^b   Martin Perez P ^a   Losada Cabrera, P ^c   Garcia Bello M A ^a   Carrillo Diaz T ^a   Anto Boque J ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Analisis Clinicos   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma prevalence; Asthma risk factors; Atopy; Dust mites

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOULD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SPAIN; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CLIMATE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; SPAIN; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952812348     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0303     Document Type: Article

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