Increase in pollen sensitization in Swedish adults and protective effect of keeping animals in childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1328-1336

  Bjerg, A ^a,b   Ekerljung, L ^a   Eriksson, J ^a   Naslund J ^a   Sjolander S ^c   Ronmark E ^a,d   Dahl, A ^a   Holmberg, K ^e   Wennergren, G ^a   Toren K ^f   Borres, M P ^b,g   Lotvall J ^a   Lundback B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d Occupational and Environmental Medicine   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adults; allergic sensitization; asthma; epidemiology; farm; skin prick test; specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRCH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; POLLEN; POLLEN SENSITIZATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

EID: 84988934592     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12757     Document Type: Article

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