House dust mite sensitization is the main risk factor for the increase in prevalence of wheeze in 13- To 14-year-old schoolchildren in guangzhou city, china

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1171-1179

  Li, J ^a   Wang, H ^a,b   Chen, Y ^c   Zheng, J ^a   Wong, G W K ^d   Zhong, N ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Asthma; Prevalence; Risk factor; Skin prick test; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

AEROALLERGEN; ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

AEROALLERGENS; ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN PRICK TEST; WHEEZE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884679011     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12157     Document Type: Article

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