Clinical evaluation of a new quantitative method for specific IgE antibodies

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 579-584

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Borghesan, Franco ^b   Bernardi, Daniela ^a,b   Faggian, Diego ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Center of Biomedical Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS;

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTHEMISIA; ARTHEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FELIS CATUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; PARIETARIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0029737403     PISSN: 09394974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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