Comparison of immunologic tests in the diagnosis of occupational asthma and rhinitis

Allergy

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 342-347

  Rasanen L ^a,b   Kuusisto, P ^a   Penttila M ^b   Nieminen, M ^a   Savolainen, J ^c   Lehto, M ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

basophil histamine release test; cereal flour; cow epithelium; garlic; nasal and bronchial provocation; occupational allergy; prick test; RAST; soy; storage mites

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; WHEAT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0028236363     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1994.tb02279.x     Document Type: Article

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