Exposure chamber for allergen challenge: The development and validation of a new concept

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 82-88

  Ronborg S M ^a   Mosbech, H ^a   Johnsen, C R ^a   Poulsen, L K ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen analysis; Aerosols; Allergen challenge; Allergy; Exposure chamber; House dust mite

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; ALLERGENS; ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DUST; HUMANS; MALE; MITES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0029946674     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04562.x     Document Type: Article

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