Food challenge procedure: Optimal choices for clinical practice

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 640-646

  Bahna, Sami L ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Food allergy diagnosis; Food challenge procedure; Food challenge testing; Provocation testing; Skin tests; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

BLOOD; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ALLERGENS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 38349161735     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.3068     Document Type: Review

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