Alchemy for asthma

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 500-501

  Cookson, William O C M ^a   Moffatt, Miriam F ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031959809     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0598supp-500     Document Type: Article

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