Venom immunotherapy improves health-related quality of life in patients allergic to yellow jacket venom

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 174-182

  Oude Elberink, Joanne N G ^b   De Monchy, Jan G R ^c   Van Der Heide, Sicco ^c   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a   Dubois, Anthony E J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

EpiPen; Hymenoptera allergy; Insect allergy; Minimal important difference; Number needed to treat; Quality of life; Venom immunotherapy; Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire; Yellow jacket allergy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALLPYRAL; INSECT VENOM;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036971249     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.125827     Document Type: Article

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