Sex and atopy influences on the natural history of rhinitis

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Kurukulaaratchy, Ramesh J ^a,b   Karmaus, Wilfried ^c   Arshad, Syed Hasan ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopy; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Sex; Transitions

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ATOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857044278     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32834ecc4e     Document Type: Review

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