Allergen injection immunotherapy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 234-

  Weiner, John M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; BRONCHOSPASM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 33748302891     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00540.x     Document Type: Article

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