Effects of birch pollen-specific immunotherapy on apple allergy in birch pollen-hypersensitive patients

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1368-1373

  Asero, R ^a  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple allergy; Birch pollen allergy; Cross reactivity; Specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADULT; APPLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFECT; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADULT; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; POLLEN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0031741162     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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