It is not yet time to stop skin testing, but . . .

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 6 II, 2000, Pages 1074-1076

  Dolen, William K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin E; Radioallergosorbent test; Skin testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0033919484     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.107151     Document Type: Editorial

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