Unproven techniques in allergy diagnosis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-90

  Wüthrich, Brunello ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ALCAT test; Allergy diagnosis; Applied kinesiology; Bioresonance; Cytotoxic testing; Electroacupunture; Food allergy profile; Food specific IgG; Unproven methods

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ALCAT TEST; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; BIORESONANCE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 22544434102     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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