Polysymptomatic patients: A two-centre outcome audit study

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-32

  Maberly, D Jonathan ^a   Anthony, Honor M ^b   Birtwistle, Sybil ^c  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Environmental medicine; Enzyme potentiated desensitization; Food intolerance; Low dose desensitization; Multiple symptoms; Neutralization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029943921     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13590849608999132     Document Type: Article

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