Sensitivity of the skin prick test and specificity of the serum-specific IgE test for airway responsiveness to house dust mites in asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-202

  Choi, Inseon S ^a,b   Koh, Youngil I ^a,b   Koh, Jeom Seok ^a,b   Lee, Min Gu ^a,b  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Research Institute of Medical Sciences   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; House dust mite; Skin reactivity; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 20144367506     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200054619     Document Type: Article

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