Comparative study of commercial food antigen extracts for the diagnosis of food hypersensitivity

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 82, Issue 5 PART 1, 1988, Pages 718-726

  Sampson, Hugh A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; PLACEBOS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024235849     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(88)90070-X     Document Type: Article

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