Persistent pollen exposure during infancy is associated with increased risk of subsequent childhood asthma and hayfever

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-343

  Erbas, B ^a   Lowe, A J ^b,c   Lodge, C J ^b   Matheson, M C ^b   Hosking, C S ^d   Hill, D J ^c   Vicendese, D ^a   Allen, K J ^c   Abramson, M J ^e   Dharmage, S C ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Asthma; Children; Eczema; Hayfever; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EGG WHITE; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HAY FEVER; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK ALLERGY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEANUT ALLERGY; POLLEN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RYE; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

EID: 84873947480     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12071     Document Type: Article

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