Effect of topical vapocoolant spray on skin test wheal, flare, and pain responses

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Waibel, Kirk H ^a   Katial, Rohit K ^b  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHLOROETHANE; HISTAMINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRASS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 23844473304     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61204-5     Document Type: Article

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