Anaphylaxis presentations to an emergency department in Hong Kong: Incidence and predictors of biphasic reactions

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-388

  Smit, De Villiers ^a,b   Cameron, Peter A ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergic reaction; allergy; anaphylactoid reactions; anaphylaxis; biphasic reaction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SEX RATIO; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 17144371418     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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