The efficacy of E.P.D., a new immunotherapy, in the treatment of allergic diseases in children

Allergie et Immunologie

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 308-310

  Caramia, G ^a   Franceschini, F ^a   Cimarelli, Z A ^a   Ciucchi, M S ^a   Gagliardini, R ^a   Ruffini, E ^a  

^a Ancona General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

dermatophagoides; E.P.D.; Grasses; immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; MITES; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SAFETY; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030447444     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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