Assessment of skin prick test and serum specific IgE detection in the diagnosis of Cupressaceae pollinosis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-31

  Mari, Adriano ^a,b   Di Felice, Gabriella ^a   Afferni, Claudia ^a   Barletta, Bianca ^a   Tinghino, Raffaella ^a   Sallusto, Federica ^a   Pini, Carlo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Department of Mental Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; cypress; diagnosis; skin prick test; specific IgE; Taxodiaceae; winter pollinosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029758946     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70222-1     Document Type: Article

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