Hypersensitivity to fire ant venom

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-96

  Stafford, Chester T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT VENOM;

ANT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029833502     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63493-X     Document Type: Review

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