Improved screening for peanut allergy by the combined use of skin prick tests and specific ige assays

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1027-1033

  Rancé, Fabienne ^a   Abbal, Michel ^a   Lauwers Cancès, Valérie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Double blind; Peanut allergy; Performance characteristic; Placebo controlled food challenge; Skin prick test; Specific ige

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEANUT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036286176     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.124775     Document Type: Article

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