Prevalence of positive skin test responses to 53 allergens in patients with rhinitis symptoms

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 442-448

  Calabria, Christopher W ^a   Dice, John P ^a   Hagan, Larry L ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Allergens; Allergic rhinitis; Military; Natural history; Prevalence; Reactivity; Retrospective; Rhinitis; Skin test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34548635463     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.3016     Document Type: Article

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