Reference values of total serum IgE and their significance in the diagnosis of allergy in young European adults

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-238

  Carosso, Aurelia ^a,d   Bugiani, Massimiliano ^a   Migliore, Enrica ^a   Antò, Josep Maria ^b   DeMarco, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Division of Pneumology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopy; European Community Respiratory Health Survey; IgE; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33847074907     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097025     Document Type: Article

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