Management of stinging insect hypersensitivity: A 5-year retrospective medical record review

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-225

  Johnson, Thomas ^a   Dietrich, Jeffrey ^b   Hagan, Larry ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 437th Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF INJECTION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 33747716440     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60017-8     Document Type: Article

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