Prevalence of allergic disorders in Italy: The cotignola population study

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-11

  Quercia, O ^a   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^b   Puccinelli, P ^c   Scurati, S ^c   Emiliani, F ^a   Frati, F ^c,d   Stefanini, G F ^a  

^a AUSL   (Italy)

^b Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento   (Italy)

^c Stallergenes   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic disorders; Asthma; Insect stings; Prevalence population study; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT ALLERGY; ITALY; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SHOCK; SKIN MANIFESTATION; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857832178     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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