Skin testing versus radioallergosorbent testing for indoor allergens

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Chinoy, Birjis ^a   Yee, Edgar ^a   Bahna, Sami L ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cat; Cockroach; Dog; Mite; RAST; Skin testing; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DOG; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 27344439358     PISSN: 14767961     EISSN: 14767961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-3-4     Document Type: Article

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