Flies and midges as causes of cutaneous, systemic and respiratory allergies;Fliegen und mücken als auslöser kutaner, systemischer und inhalativer allergien

Allergo Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Hemmer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FAZ Floridsdorfer Allergiezentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diptera; Flies; Fly allergy; Insect inhalant allergy; Midges; Mosquito allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FISHING; FLY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SALIVA; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0037302152     PISSN: 09418849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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