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The effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis in adults
Author(s) -
Topp R.,
Thefeld W.,
Wichmann H.E.,
Heinrich J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indoor air
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.387
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1600-0668
pISSN - 0905-6947
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00360.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sensitization , allergy , tobacco smoke , immunology , logistic regression , passive smoking , environmental health
There is only little and furthermore conflicting knowledge about the relationship between passive smoking and allergy in adults. In this work, we assess the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home or at work, and allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis in 4093 German adults.