Accuracy of specific IgE antibody assays for diagnosis of cow's milk allergy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 21-25

  Ahlstedt, Staffan ^a,b   Holmquist, Ingrid ^a   Kober, Anita ^a   Perborn, Hans ^a  

^a Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MILK ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0036974822     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62118-7     Document Type: Review

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