Prevalence of Hymenoptera venom allergy and its immunological markers current in adults in Poland

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Nittner Marszalska, Marita ^a   Liebhart, Jerzy ^a   Liebhart, Ewa ^a   Dor, Anna ^a   Dobek, Rafal ^a   Obojski, Andrzej ^a   Mȩdrala, Wojciech ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Honeybee; Insect allergy; Prevalence of insect allergy; Skin test; Venom; Wasp

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA; WASP;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 3342972955     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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