Quantitative skin prick tests and serum IgE antibodies in atopic asthmatics

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-45

  Rosario, N A ^a,c   Vilela, M M S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Hospital de Clinicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; IgE; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRICK TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MITES; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030975640     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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