Transgenerational occurrence of allergic disease and autoimmunity: General practice-based epidemiological research

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-21

  Maas, Tanja ^a   Nieuwhof, Chris ^b   Passos, Valeria Lima ^a   Robertson, Caroline ^a   Boonen, Annelies ^b   Landewé, Robert B ^c   Willem Voncken, J ^a   Andre Knottnerus J ^a   Damoiseaux, Jan G ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Diagnosis; Environmental; Epidemiology; Guideline; Primary care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; GENETICS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895091761     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00108     Document Type: Article

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