Epidemiology of Allergy

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 537-548

  Ebert, Charles S ^a   Pillsbury, Harold C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Epidemiology; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957533889     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: 15578259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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