Analyzing meta-analyses of specific immunotherapy in the treatment of asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 87, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 33-37

  Finegold, I ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034933763     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62192-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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