Features of sensitization to airborne allergens among extra-european immigrants living in 2 distinct areas of Northern Italy

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 107-112

  Asero, R ^a   Conte, M ^b   Senna, G E ^b  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne allergy; Allergens; Exposure; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIRCH; CANDIDA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRASS POLLEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; KOCHIA SCOPARIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIVE; POLLEN ALLERGY; RAGWEED POLLEN; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALLERGENS; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862661636     PISSN: 17641489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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