The value of routine penicillin allergy skin testing in an outpatient population

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-202

  Warrington, Richard J ^a,b   Burton, Ridhu ^a   Tsai, Ellie ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; TELEPHONE;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0042420460     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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