Atopy is not associated with poor control of asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1021-1026

  Ponte, Eduardo Vieira ^a   Souza Machado, Adelmir ^a   Souza Machado, Carolina ^a   Franco, Rosana ^a   Cruz, Alvaro A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Asthma; Atopy; Epidemiology; Prognosis; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84874155616     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.733989     Document Type: Article

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