Validation of a screening questionnaire for atopy with serum IgE tests in a population of pregnant Dutch women

We have started a large birth cohort study in which pregnant women with and without atopy are differentially included. In view of the large number of subjects to be screened (12 000), a simple questionnaire was developed for the assessment of atopy in pregnant women.

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