Gramineae pollen as trigger factors of atopic eczema: Evaluation of diagnostic measures using the atopy patch test

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Darsow, U ^a   Behrendt, H ^b   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030797735     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1997.18061889.x     Document Type: Article

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