Urban living is a risk factor for allergic sensitization among adults in northern Sweden

K. Warm, S. Sundberg, A. Lindberg, B. Lundbäck, E. Rönmark (Luleå, Umeå, Gothenburg, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Environmental exposure and other risk factors for airway diseases
Session: Environmental exposure and other risk factors for airway diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3392
Disease area: Airway diseases

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K. Warm, S. Sundberg, A. Lindberg, B. Lundbäck, E. Rönmark (Luleå, Umeå, Gothenburg, Sweden). Urban living is a risk factor for allergic sensitization among adults in northern Sweden. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3392

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