Detection of prognostic factors for oral allergy syndrome in patients with birch pollen hypersensitivity

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 611-616

  Asero, Riccardo ^a   Massironi, Franco ^a   Velati, Claudio ^a  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

birch pollen allergy; food allergy; oral allergy syndrome; skin prick tests

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030049485     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70306-8     Document Type: Article

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