Occupational asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis caused by senna

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Helin, T ^a   Makinen Kiljunen S ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial challenge; Hair dyes; Henna; Immunoblotting; Occupational allergy; RAST; RAST inhibition; Rhinoconjunctivitis; Senna; Skin test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENNA; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029895648     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04584.x     Document Type: Article

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