Gender difference in skin prick sensitivity to allergens in 10-15 year cases with respiratory symptoms vs controls in Sicily and Malta

M. Balzan, C. Zammit, D. Bilocca, F. Cibella, S. Ruggieri, G. Drago, R. Minardi, S. Montefort, G. Viegi (Tal Qroqq, Malta; Palermo, Gela, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Epidemiology of asthma
Session: Epidemiology of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4089
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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M. Balzan, C. Zammit, D. Bilocca, F. Cibella, S. Ruggieri, G. Drago, R. Minardi, S. Montefort, G. Viegi (Tal Qroqq, Malta; Palermo, Gela, Italy). Gender difference in skin prick sensitivity to allergens in 10-15 year cases with respiratory symptoms vs controls in Sicily and Malta. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4089

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