The possible influence of the environment on respiratory allergy: A survey on immigrants to Italy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-411

  Lombardi, Carlo ^a   Canonica, Giorgio Walter ^b   Passalacqua, Giovanni ^b  

^a S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BIRCH; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARIETARIA; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; AMBROSIA; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BETULA; BLATTELLIDAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUPRESSUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETARIA; POACEAE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955574320     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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