Clinical study of peanut and nut allergy in 62 consecutive patients: New features and associations

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7038, 1996, Pages 1074-1078

  Ewan, Pamela W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PEANUT; PLANT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029938999     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7038.1074     Document Type: Article

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