The effect of Kawasaki disease on childhood allergies - a sibling control study

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 488-493

  Liew, Woei Kang ^a   Lim, Chee Wen Terence ^b   Tan, Teng Hong ^a   Wong, Keng Yean ^a   Tai, Bee Choo ^c   Quek, Swee Chye ^b   van Bever, Hugo ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergies; Children; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 79960561023     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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