Approaches to testing for food and chemical sensitivities

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 917-940

  Gordon, Bruce R ^a,b,c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c CAPE COD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Cape Cod ENT Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLIC FOOD ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; INTRADERMAL PROGRESSIVE DILUTION FOOD TEST; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0242317857     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(03)00059-8     Document Type: Review

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