Banana allergy in infants

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 350-351

  Tokuyama, K ^a   Takei, K ^a   Arakawa, H ^a   Kato, M ^a   Shimizu, T ^a   Hoshino, M ^a   Mochizuki, H ^a   Morikawa, A ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Cross allergenicity; Infancy; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030903991     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01004.x     Document Type: Article

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