Clinical effects of benzyl benzoate in the prevention of house-dust- mite allergy: Results of a prospective, double-blind, multicenter study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 435-440

  Kroidl, R F ^a,b   Gobel D ^a   Balzer, D ^a   Trendelenburg, F ^a   Schwichtenberg, U ^a  

^a Wiss Arbeitsgemeinschaft F die T ^*

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzyl benzoete; House dust mite; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031981230     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03919.x     Document Type: Article

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