Prevalence of atopy and respiratory allergic diseases in the elderly SAPALDIA population and the SAPALDIA team

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-148

  Wüthrich, Brunello ^a,b   Schmid Grendelmeier, Peter ^b   Schindler, Christian ^c,d   Imboden, Medea ^c,d   Bircher, Andreas ^e   Zemp, Elisabeth ^c,d   Probst Hensch, Nicole ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Atopic respiratory diseases; Atopy; Doctor's diagnosed asthma; Elderly; Phadiatop assay; Self reported allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; BIRCH; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOG; GRASS POLLEN; HORSE; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; OLIVE TREE; PARIETARIA; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884813674     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351416     Document Type: Article

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