A clinical evaluation in children of the Pharmacia ImmunoCAP system for inhalant allergens

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 697-702

  Gleeson, M ^a   Cripps, A W ^b   Hensley, M J ^c   Wlodarczyk, J H ^a   Henry, R L ^d   Clancy, R L ^d  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Children; ImmunoCAP; Inhalant allergens; Skin prick

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CATS; CHILD; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MITES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030012857     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00596.x     Document Type: Article

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