Significance of specific IgG subclass antibodies to house dust mites in asthmatic children

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 440-446

  Tang, Ren Bin ^a   Tsai, Lai Chen ^a   Chao, Pei Ling ^a   Hung, Mei Whey ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Immunoglobulin; Mite

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MITES;

EID: 0033915137     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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