Prevalence of allergic diseases in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 142-

  Catapani, Wilson R ^a   Pinto, Pedro L S ^b   Amato Neto, Vicente ^c   Mendes, Ernesto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0030791353     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70208-2     Document Type: Letter

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