Position paper: Controversial and unproven diagnostic procedures for food allergy

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-145

  Senna, G ^a   Passalacqua, G ^b   Lombardi, C ^c   Antonicelli, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Regionale Torrette   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOOD ALLERGY; HAIR ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ALLERGENS; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HAIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTRADERMAL TESTS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PULSE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2342559062     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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