A three-year prospective study of specific immunotherapy to inhalant allergens: Evidence of safety and efficacy in 300 children with allergic asthma

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-97

  Cantani, A ^a,c   Arcese, G ^a   Lucenti, P ^a   Gagliesi, D ^a   Bartolucci, M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Effectiveness; Safety; Specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030948767     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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