Accuracy of skin prick tests in IgE-mediated adverse reactions to bovine proteins

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 26-32

  Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a   Bouygue, Gabriel R ^a   Restani, Patrizia ^b   Bonvini, Giorgio ^a   Startari, Rosario ^a   Terracciano, Luigi ^a  

^a Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEEF CATTLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MILK ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036979838     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62119-9     Document Type: Review

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