Predictive values for skin prick test and atopy patch test for eosinophilic esophagitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 509-511

  Spergel, Jonathan M ^a   Brown Whitehorn, Terri ^a   Beausoleil, Janet L ^a   Shuker, Michele ^a   Liacouras, Chris A ^b  

^a Allergy Section   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ATOPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATCH TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33846849442     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.016     Document Type: Letter

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