Tobacco smoke as a risk factor for allergic sensitization in adults

• Author(s): Mónico, Beatriz ; Gama, Jorge ; Pastorinho, M. Ramiro ; Lourenço, Olga
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9356
• Origin: uBibliorum
• Subject(s): Adult; Female; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Male; Tobacco Smoke Pollution; Tobacco Smoking
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): uBibliorum

Description

Allergic sensitization to aeroallergens is a common phenomenon and a crucial step in the development of allergic diseases. Nonetheless, the influence of tobacco smoke exposure on the development of allergic sensitization in adults is quite complex and not totally understood. [...]