Search for dissertations about: "Alternaria allergen"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Alternaria allergen.

  2. 1. Understanding allergies : how infections affect the function of T helper cells

    Author : Junjie Ma; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Allergic disorders are caused by a combination of hereditary and environmental factors. The hygiene hypothesis postulates that early-life microbial exposures impede the development of subsequent allergic diseases. However, unambiguous evidence that microbes reduce the development of allergic disorders is still lacking. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies of the prevalence of asthma and allergy i Costa Rican school children

    Author : Manuel E. Soto-Quiros; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Asthma; rhinitis; eczema; children; prevalence; Costa Rica;

    Abstract : Objectives The main aims of our study were: To determine the prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinitis, rhinoconjuntivitis and dermatitis in school children from Costa Rica (I, IV, V) to make international comparisons and to identify possible risk factors associated with these conditions (II, III).Methods Using nationally representative samples of 9931 school children from Costa Rica during the last 10 years (from 1989 to 1998) we have performed three studies. READ MORE