New diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities in chronic idiopathic urticaria

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-140

  Mekkes, Jan R ^a   Kozel, Martina M a ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MASS SCREENING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032167703     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(98)00088-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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