Association between allergic disease and reactivity to recombinant Der p 2 allergen of house dust mites in a tropical situation

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 562-564

  Lynch, Neil R ^a   Puccio, Franca S ^a   Di Prisco, Maria C ^a   Escudero, Jaime E ^b   Nozzolino, Marianella ^b   Hazel, Lee A ^c   Smith, Wendy A ^c   Thomas, Wayne R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social   (Venezuela)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HELMINTHIASIS; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0031970070     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70367-7     Document Type: Article

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