Efficiency of some in vitro allergy tests for evaluating atopy in children and adults

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 981-985

  Yilmaz, Necat ^a   Bayraktaroǧlu, Ziya ^a,b   Özaslan, Jale ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Fevzi Cakmak Bulv   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AlaTOP ; Allergens; Atopy; FP5E ; IgE; In vitro tests

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUTOANALYSIS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCREENING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0033431704     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.1999.145     Document Type: Article

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