Allergy skin testing infants: A safe or risky procedure?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 6 I, 2000, Pages 429-430

  Zacharisen, M C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0034508649     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62565-3     Document Type: Editorial

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