Nonfatal systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy: A l0-year experience

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-154

  Ragusa, F V ^a,b   Passalacqua, G ^b   Gambardella, R ^a   Campanari, S ^a   Barbieri, M M ^a   Scordamaglia, A ^b   Canonica, G W ^a  

^a Serv Allergologia/FROC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonfatal systemic reaction; Respiratory allergy; Subcutaneous immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; POACEAE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS;

EID: 0030858742     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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