Reinventing the weal?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Clough, G F ^a   Lucas, J S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CODEINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL IMAGING; EDITORIAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAST CELL; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRADERMAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33845783280     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02635.x     Document Type: Editorial

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