Comparison of Skin Tests to Aeroallergens in Ankara and Seoul

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-208

  Sener, Osman ^a,c   Kim, Y K ^b,c   Ceylan, S ^a   Ozanguc, N ^a   Yoo, T J ^c  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Korean Allergy Clinic   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Allergy; Skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CAT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEST; SOUTH KOREA; TREE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICARIA; WEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0242390385     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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