A comparison of skin prick tests, intradermal skin tests, and RASTs in the diagnosis of cat allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 773-779

  Wood, Robert A ^a,b   Phipatanakul, Wanda ^a   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat allergy; Radioallergosorbent testing; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINORRHEA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0033065095     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70419-7     Document Type: Article

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