Skin prick tests and specific IgE in adults from three different areas of Sweden

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 461-472

  Plaschke, P ^a,f   Janson, C ^b   Norrman, E ^c   Bjornsson E ^d   Lundback B ^e   Lindholm, N ^a   Rosenhall, L ^a   Jarvholm B ^a   Boman, G ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopy; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Skin prick test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030057385     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04652.x     Document Type: Article

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