Pets ownership: Its effect on allergy and respiratory symptoms

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Bener, A ^a   Mobayed, H ^a   Sattar, H A ^a   Al Mohammed, A A ^a   Ibrahimi, A S ^a   Sabbah, A ^b  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GOAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QATAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; ANIMAL; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; DERMATITIS; HOUSING; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT; MAMMAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIRDS; CHILD; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECTS; MALE; MAMMALS; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QATAR; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 8844244781     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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