Influence of age on the outcome of the atopy patch test with food in children with atopic dermatitis [2]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 625-627

  Perackis, Katharina ^a   Celik Bilgili, Sebnem ^a   Staden, Ute ^a   Mehl, Anne ^a   Niggemann, Bodo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; ECZEMA; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ALLERGY; HEN; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SHOCK; SOYBEAN; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEAT; WHEEZING;

EID: 0041733958     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(03)01627-0     Document Type: Letter

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