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Relationship of serum cholesterol levels to atopy in the US population

  1. M. B. Fessler1,
  2. R. Jaramillo2,
  3. P. W. Crockett2,
  4. D. C. Zeldin1

Article first published online: 16 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02287.x

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Allergy

Allergy

Volume 65, Issue 7, pages 859–864, July 2010

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Fessler, M. B., Jaramillo, R., Crockett, P. W. and Zeldin, D. C. (2010), Relationship of serum cholesterol levels to atopy in the US population. Allergy, 65: 859–864. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02287.x

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  1. 1

    Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC

  2. 2

    SRA International, Durham, NC, USA

*M. B. Fessler, MD National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, PO Box 12233, Maildrop D2-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Tel.: +91 9 541 3701 Fax: +91 9 541 4133 E-mail: fesslerm@niehs.nih.gov

  1. Edited by: Thomas Bieber and Hans-Uwe Simon

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 16 DEC 2009
  3. Accepted for publication 1 November 2009

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