Effects of geohelminth infection and age on the associations between allergen-specific IgE, skin test reactivity and wheeze: A case-control study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-72

  Moncayo, A L ^a,b   Vaca, M ^a,b   Oviedo, G ^b   Workman, L J ^c   Chico, M E ^b   Platts Mills, T A E ^c   Rodrigues, L C ^d   Barreto, M L ^a   Cooper, P J ^b,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen skin test reactivity; Allergen specific IgE; Atopy; Geohelminths; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 84871674536     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12040     Document Type: Article

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