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Assessment of allergen sensitization in a general population-based survey (European Community Respiratory Health Survey I).
Annals of epidemiology - 1 Nov 2010
Bousquet Philippe-Jean, Castelli Christel, Daures Jean-Pierre, Heinrich Joachim, Hooper Richard, Sunyer Jordi, Wjst Matthias, Jarvis Deborah, Burney Peter
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Exposed to a common environment, the IgE-mediated immune response differs, for instance, among sensitized subjects, some of them reacting toward one allergen (monosensitized) whereas others are sensitized to a wide array of allergens (polysensitized). However, a better phenotypic characterization is needed for epidemiologic studies. Using the data collected during the ECRHS I (European Community...
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