Atopy and contact hypersensitivity: A reassessment of the relationship using objective measures

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Spiewak, Radoslaw ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NICKEL; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHADIATOP TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 22544468807     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61189-1     Document Type: Article

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