Specific immunotherapy - An optimistic future

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1155-1158

  Bousquet, J ^a   Demoly, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLEN EXTRACT; VACCINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; VACCINATION;

EID: 33748301972     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01237.x     Document Type: Editorial

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