Allergy sensitization and asthma among 13-14 year old school children in Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 144-153

  Oluwole, O ^a   Arinola, O G ^a,b   Falade, G A ^a,b   Ige, M O ^a,b   Falusi, G A ^a,b   Aderemi, T ^a,c   Huo, D ^a   Olopade, I O ^a   Olopade, Christopher O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Lafia Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Children; Prevalence; Risk factors; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EPITHELIUM; FAMILY SIZE; FECES ANALYSIS; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES AMONG CHILDREN; MANGO; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84876229183     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i1.20     Document Type: Article

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