Use of ultramolecular potencies of allergen to treat asthmatic people allergic to house dust mite: Double blind randomised controlled clinical trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7336, 2002, Pages 520-523

  Lewith, G T ^a   Watkins, A D ^a   Hyland, M E ^b   Shaw, S ^b   Broomfield, J A ^a   Dolan, G ^a   Holgate, S T ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOMEOPATHY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DUST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037006618     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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