Time lag between Ambrosia sensitisation and Ambrosia allergy: A 20-year study (1989-2008) in Legnano, northern Italy

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 141, Issue OCTOBER, 2011, Pages

  Tosi, Anna ^a   Wüthrich, Brunello ^b   Bonini, Maira ^c   Pietragalla Köhler, Barbara ^d  

^a Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

^b Allergologie und Klin Immunologie   (Switzerland)

^c Struttura Complessa di Sanità Pubblica   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambrosia; Asthma; Long term study; Northern italy; Prevalence; Ragweed allergy; Rhinitis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RAGWEED; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; TIME; AIR POLLUTANT; HAY FEVER; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SKIN TEST;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMBROSIA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 80655147901     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2011.13253     Document Type: Article

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