Importance of chamber size for the outcome of atopy patch testing in children with atopic dermatitis and food allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 515-516

  Niggemann, Bodo ^a   Ziegert, Mandy ^a   Reibel, Susanne ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy patch test; Children; DBPCFC; Food challenge

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MILK; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

EID: 0036740043     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.126659     Document Type: Article

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