Fennel, cucumber, and melon allergy successfully treated with pollen- specific injection immunotherapy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 460-462

  Asero, Riccardo ^a  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUCUMBER; FEMALE; FENNEL; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAGWEED POLLEN;

EID: 0033998580     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62281-8     Document Type: Article

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