Allergic diseases and asthma: A major global health concern

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-41

  Pawankar, Ruby ^a   Canonica, Giorgio W ^b   Holgate, Stephen T ^c   Lockey, Richard F ^d  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857042460     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32834ec13b     Document Type: Editorial

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