Accuracy of IgE antibody laboratory results

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-41

  Wood, Robert A ^a,f   Segall, Nathan ^b   Ahlstedt, Staffan ^c,d   Williams, P Brock ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Karolinska Institute ^*

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SERUM;

EID: 34447567394     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60618-7     Document Type: Article

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