Echinacea-associated anaphylaxis

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 170-171

  Mullins, Raymond J ^a,b  

^a John James Medical Centre   (Australia)

^b Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0032536408     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126773.x     Document Type: Article

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