Immunotherapy with partially purified and standardized tree pollen extracts. IV. Results from long-term (6-year) follow-up

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 914-920

  Jacobsen, L ^a,b,c   Nuchel Petersen B ^a,b,c   Jawihl ^a,b,c   Wenstein, H L ^a,b,c   Ipsen, H ^a,b,c  

^a ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE; Rhinitis; Specific immunotherapy; Tree pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; POLLEN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0343454072     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01251.x     Document Type: Article

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