Hypersensitivity of bronchial asthmatics to cockroach in Taiwan. Comparative study between American and German cockroaches

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-186

  Tsai, Jaw Ji ^a,c   Kao, Mau Han ^a   Wu, Chii Huei ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

American cockroaches; Bronchial asthma; German cockroaches

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COCKROACH; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031760677     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024008     Document Type: Article

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