Efficacy of a single diagnostic test for sensitization to common inhalant allergens

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-202

  Williams, P Brock ^a,b   Siegel, Charles ^c   Portnoy, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IBT Reference Laboratory   (United States)

^c Gladstone MO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0035114065     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62691-9     Document Type: Article

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