Analyzing atopic and non-atopic asthma

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-286

  Pekkanen, Juha ^a,b   Lampi, Jussi ^a,b   Genuneit, Jon ^c   Hartikainen, Anna Liisa ^d   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^a,d,e  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Epidemiology; Methods; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CAT; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ATOPIC ASTHMA; PHENOTYPE; PRICK TEST; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84863727831     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9649-y     Document Type: Article

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