Different profiles of allergen sensitization in different ages and geographic areas in Changhua, Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-301

  Yong, Su Boon ^a,c   Wu, Chih Chiang ^b,c   Tzeng, Yuan Chung ^c   Hung, Wei Chou ^a   Yang, Kuender D ^b,c  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Show Chwan Health Care System   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Allergy; Microfluidic immunoassay

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CAT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CITY; COCKROACH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYNODON DACTYLON; DANDER; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLLEN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SENSITIZATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84882263125     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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