Associations between subjective symptoms and serum immunoglobulin e levels during asian dust events

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 7636-7641

  Otani, Shinji ^a   Onishi, Kazunari ^a   Mu, Haosheng ^a   Hosoda, Takenobu ^a   Kurozawa, Youichi ^a   Ikeguchi, Masahide ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Immunoglobulin E; Type 1 allergic reaction

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST;

ALLERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST; BLOOD LEVEL; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PENICILLIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DUST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; JAPAN; LUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY;

CHINA; MONGOLIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; JAPAN; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84905191639     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110807636     Document Type: Article

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