Role of intradermal skin tests in the evaluation of clinically relevant respiratory allergy assessed using patient history and nasal challenges

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 627-633

  Schwindt, Christina D ^a,b   Hutcheson, Patricia S ^a   Leu, Szu Yun ^b   Dykewicz, Mark S ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 20544434335     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61319-1     Document Type: Article

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