Reproducibility of atopy patch tests with food and inhalant allergens

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Ronchetti, Roberto ^a,d   Jesenak, M ^a,b   Barberi, S ^a   Ronchetti, F ^a   Rennerova, Z ^a,c   Trubacova, D ^a,c   Villa, M P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c Srobar's Institute for Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis for Children   (Slovakia)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Children; Food allergens; Inhalant allergens; Reproducibility; Unselected population

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PETROLATUM; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; BARLEY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EGG; FEMALE; FLUOR; FOOD ALLERGY; GRASS; HUMAN; INHALATION; ITALY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OAT; PATCH TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RYE; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; TOMATO; WHEAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; PATCH TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROME;

DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 42549170693     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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