Nasal allergen provocation with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in patients with chronic rhinitis referred to a rhinologic surgical center

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 624-631

  Riechelmann, Herbert ^a   Mewes, Torsten ^b   Weschta, Michael ^a   Gropper, Gunther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0036627788     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61895-9     Document Type: Article

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