Chronic idiopathic urticaria: A family study

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-196

  Asero, Riccardo ^a  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036706779     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61937-0     Document Type: Article

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