Pet exposure and the symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in 6-7 years old children

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Mirzaei, Mohsen ^a   Moghadam, Behnam Baghiani ^a   Fotouhi, Ehsan ^a   Mehrjardi, Atefeh Zare ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Eczema; Pet exposure

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; HUMANS; PETS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 79959243965     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: 17355249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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