Skin sensitization to common allergens in Turkish wheezy children less than 3 years of age

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 97-101

  Emin, Özkaya ^a   Nermin, Güler ^b   Ülker, Öneş ^b   Gökçay, Gülbin ^b  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FOOD ALLERGEN;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DRUG RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; MOULD; POLLEN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 8644290833     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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