Atopy patch testing with aeroallergens in patients with atopic dermatitis and controls in Singapore

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 627-631

  Goon, Anthony ^a   Leow, Y H ^a   Chan, Y H ^b   Ng, S K ^a   Goh, C L ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY PATCH TEST; BERMUDA GRASS; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 27144531547     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01916.x     Document Type: Article

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