The role of the atopy patch test (APT) in diagnosis of food allergy in infants and children with atopic dermatitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 37-40

  Niggemann, Bodo ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; Children; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MILK; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0035001369     PISSN: 09065784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2001.121408.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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