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Defining childhood atopic phenotypes to investigate the association of atopic sensitization with allergic disease.
Allergy - 1 Oct 2005
Kurukulaaratchy R J, Matthews S, Arshad S H
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Although atopic sensitization is common in childhood, its relationship to clinical allergic disease remains incompletely understood. We therefore sought to explore this relationship by defining sensitization based atopic phenotypes. METHODS: Children were recruited at birth (n = 1456) and reviewed at 1, 2, 4 and 10 years. Skin prick testing (SPT) to common allergens was done at 4 (n = 980) and 10 years (n =...
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