Chronic idiopathic urticaria: Comparison of the clinical features of patients with and without anti-FcεRI or anti-IgE autoantibodies

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-450

  Sabroe, R A ^a   Seed, P T ^a   Francis, D M ^a   Barr, R M ^a   Kobza Black, A ^a   Greaves, M W ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032967555     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70495-0     Document Type: Article

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