Efficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy with short ragweed extract

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 573-580

  Van Deusen, Mathew A ^a   Angelini, Betty L ^a   Cordoro, Kelly M ^a   Seiler, Beth A ^a   Wood, Lindsey ^b   Skoner, David P ^a,c,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Allergenics Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROENCAPSULATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030990373     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63218-8     Document Type: Article

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