The importance of glycerin-containing negative control tests in allergy research studies that use intradermal skin tests

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-181

  Hurst, David S ^a   Gordon, Bruce R ^b   Krouse, John H ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036737980     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2002.127890     Document Type: Article

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