Evaluation of the nasal provocation test for its necessity in the diagnosis of nasal allergy to house dust mit

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 117-121

  Kirerleri, Emel ^a   Guler, N ^a   Tamay, Z ^a   Ones, U ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRICK TEST; RHINOMANOMETRY; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33750974157     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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