The natural history of Apis-specific IgG and IgG4 in beekeepers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 418-423

  Garcia Robaina J C ^a   De La Torre Morin F ^a   Vazquez Moncholi, C ^a   Fierro, J ^a   Bonnet Moreno, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Apis; Bee; Beekeepers; Epidemiology; Hymenoptera; IgE; IgG4; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030944872     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb00727.x     Document Type: Article

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