Eosinophilia: A study of 100 hospitalized patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 196-201

  Sade, Kobi ^a   Mysels, Alex ^a   Levo, Yoram ^a   Kivity, Shmuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergy; Diagnosis; Eosinophilia; Hospital; Hypereosinophilia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYCOSIS; NEOPLASM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 34247133483     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.09.031     Document Type: Article

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