Abstract
In a district of Japanese pear cultivators, a questionnaire survey and an IgE antibody survey were conducted on the pollinosis. A high prevalence of 36.3 percent of the farmers complained of pollinosis symptoms. By the IgE antibody survey, the symptoms were found to be related to the airborne pollens in the orchard.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Agricultural Workers' Diseases / epidemiology
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Agricultural Workers' Diseases / etiology*
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Agricultural Workers' Diseases / immunology
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin E / blood
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Japan / epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Oleic Acids
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Pollen / adverse effects
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Pollen / immunology
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Pyrus / adverse effects*
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Pyrus / immunology
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / epidemiology
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / etiology*
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / immunology
Substances
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Oleic Acids
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Immunoglobulin E
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ethanolamine oleate