Temporal changes in total serum immunoglobulin e levels in East German children and the effect of potential predictors

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Flohrs, Katrin ^a   Brüske, Irene ^a   Thiering, Elisabeth ^a   Rzehak, Peter ^a,b   Wichmann, H Erich ^a,b   Heinrich, Joachim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; Helminth infection; Immunoglobulin E, total; Trend

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; HELMINTHIASIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84455202716     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329855     Document Type: Article

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