Allergy to bee and wasp venom

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 349-352

  Gelder, Colin ^a   Harris, Julie ^a   Williams, Derek ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; WASP VENOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 0030594207     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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