Standard skin prick testing and sensitization to inhalant allergens across Europe - A survey from the GA2LEN network

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1287-1300

  Heinzerling, L ^a   Frew, A J ^b   Bindslev Jensen, C ^c   Bonini, S ^d   Bousquet, J ^e   Bresciani, M ^d   Carlsen, K H ^f   Van Cauwenberge, P ^g   Darsow, U ^h   Fokkens, W J ⁱ   Haahtela, T ^j   Van Hoecke, H ^g   Jessberger, B ^h   Kowalski, M L ^k   Kopp, T ^l   Lahoz, C N ^m   Lodrup Carlsen, K C ⁿ   Papadopoulos, N G ^o   Ring, J ^h   Schmid Grendelmeier, P ^p   Vignola, A M ^q   Wohrl S ^l   Zuberbier, T ^a   more..

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^h TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^l MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^m UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

ⁿ ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^q UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

European network; Inhalant allergens; Standard skin prick testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; LATEX; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; BIRCH; BOTANY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAT; CLADOSPORIUM; DANDER; DENMARK; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HAZELNUT; HORSE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INHALATION; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLAND; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 24744454834     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00895.x     Document Type: Review

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