Skin sensitivity to allergen does not accurately predict airway response to allergen

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Bowton, David L ^a,b   Fasano, Mary Beth ^a   Bass, David A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b Section on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DANDER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0031915832     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62957-2     Document Type: Article

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