The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 697-704 , March 2007

Cat and dust mite allergen levels, specific IgG and IgG4, and respiratory symptoms in adults

  • Deborah Jarvis, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, London
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Deborah Jarvis, MD, Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, Emmanuel Kaye Building, Manresa Road, London SW3 6LR.
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  • Jan-Paul Zock, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona
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  • Joachim Heinrich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Epidemiology, GSF—National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg
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  • Cecilie Svanes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen
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  • Giuseppe Verlato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
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  • Mario Olivieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona
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  • Simona Villani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Pavia
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  • Michela Ponzio, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Pavia
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  • Benedicte Leynaert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U700—Epidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris
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  • Jordi Sunyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona
    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University
    • Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
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  • Anna Dahlman-Hoglund, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University
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  • Susan Chinn, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, King's College London
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  • Christina Luczynska, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Deceased.
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  • Dan Norbäck, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Science, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University
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  • Peter Burney, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, London

Received 16 May 2006 ,Revised 21 September 2006 ,Accepted 24 October 2006.

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 The coordination of ECRHS II was supported by the European Commission as part of their Quality of Life program. For funders of the data collection in each center, please see this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org.Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(06)02361-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.10.042

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 697-704 , March 2007

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