Alternative diagnostic tests in food allergy;Test alternativi nella diagnostica delle allergie alimentari

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 327-334

  Senna, Gianenrico ^a   Gani, Federica ^b   Leo, Gualtiero ^c   Schiappoli, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Food allergy intolerance; Unconventional medicine

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW;

FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0036582033     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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