Intradermal testing for food and chemical sensitivities: A double-blind controlled study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 907-911

  Fox, Roy A ^a   Sabo, Brenda M T ^a   Williams, Timothy P W ^a   Joffres, Michel R ^a  

^a Nova Scotia Environmental Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Double blind method; Environmental illness; Intradermal tests; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Placebos; Provocation neutralization; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS;

EID: 0033033447     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70437-9     Document Type: Article

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