High prevalence of skin test positivity in severe or difficult-to-treat asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 745-752

  Haselkorn, Tmirah ^a   Borish, Larry ^b   Miller, Dave P ^c   Weiss, Scott T ^d   Wong, Dennis A ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Ovation Research Group   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Immunoglobulin E (IgE); Race; Severe or difficult to treat asthma; Skin test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PULMONOLOGY; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALLERGENS; ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ASTHMA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33845807754     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601031540     Document Type: Article

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