A hooded exposure chamber method for semiquantitative latex aeroallergen challenge

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 178-184

  Kurtz, Kenneth M ^a   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Schaefer, John A ^b   Adkinson, N Franklin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen challenge; Latex allergy; Occupational allergy; Occupational asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX; SALBUTAMOL; STARCH;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0035143254     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.112125     Document Type: Article

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