Association of allergy with Tourette's syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 492-495

  Ho, Che Sheng ^a   Shen, Ein Yiao ^a   Shyur, Shyh Dar ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Multiple Allergens Simultaneous Test (MAST); Tic; Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; TIC;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; TAIWAN; TOURETTE SYNDROME; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032855401     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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