Bronchial hyper-responsiveness and atopy in urban, peri-urban and rural South African children.

Steinman, Harris A

Bronchial hyper-responsiveness and atopy in urban, peri-urban and rural South African children. [electronic resource] - Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Oct 2003 - 383-93 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0905-6157

10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00062.x doi


Adolescent
Air Pollution, Indoor--adverse effects
Allergens--adverse effects
Animals
Antibody Specificity--immunology
Bedding and Linens
Bronchial Hyperreactivity--epidemiology
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Child
Child Welfare
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects
Female
Floors and Floorcoverings
Forced Expiratory Volume--physiology
Histamine--adverse effects
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate--epidemiology
Immunoglobulin E--immunology
Male
Prevalence
Pyroglyphidae--immunology
Radioallergosorbent Test
Rural Health
Sensitivity and Specificity
Skin Tests
South Africa--epidemiology
Spirometry
Statistics as Topic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Health