The relationship between RAST and skin test results in patients with asthma or rhinitis: A quantitative study with purified major allergens

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1 I, 1996, Pages 16-25

  Witteman, Agnes M ^a,b   Stapel, Steven O ^b   Perdok, Gerrard J ^b   Sjamsoedin, Deman H S ^a   Jansen, Henk M ^a   Aalberse, Rob C ^b   Van Der Zee, Jaring S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Der p 1; Der p 2; Fel d 1; Lol p 1; Lol p 5; potency; RAST; skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORCED EXPIRATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030028268     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70278-6     Document Type: Article

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