Meta-analysis of mould and dampness exposure on asthma and allergy in eight European birth cohorts: An ENRIECO initiative

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1570-1579

  Tischer, C G ^a   Hohmann, C ^b   Thiering, E ^a   Herbarth, O ^c   Muller A ^d   Henderson, J ^e   Granell, R ^e   Fantini, M P ^f   Luciano, L ^f   Bergstrom A ^g   Kull, I ^g,h   Link, E ⁱ   Von Berg, A ^j   Kuehni, C E ^k,l   Strippoli, M P F ^k   Gehring, U ^m   Wijga, A ⁿ   Eller, E ^o   Bindslev Jensen, C ^o   Keil, T ^b   Heinrich, J ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j MARIEN HOSPITAL WESEL   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^m UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁿ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^o ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

more..

Author keywords

Asthma; Environment; Epidemiology; Moulds; Pediatrics; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAMPNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOULD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 82955203846     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02712.x     Document Type: Article

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