Allergic and immunologic profile of symptomatic persian gulf war veterans

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-273

  Klaustermeyer, William B ^a   Kraske, Gerhard K ^b   Lee, Kelvin G ^b   Brad Klaustermeyer, W ^b   Kurohara, Margaret L ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031892229     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62969-9     Document Type: Article

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