Skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaicans: relationship to asthma
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Skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaicans: relationship to asthma.
BACKGROUND Asthma causes significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It is thus important to identify modifiable risk factors. OBJECTIVES To undertake a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaican children and adults and the relationship of the diagnosis of asthma to the pattern of skin test positivity. METHODS One ...
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عنوان ژورنال: West Indian Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0043-3144
DOI: 10.1590/s0043-31442006000300003