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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 459-460

  Gray, Heather C ^a   Hutcheson, Patricia S ^a   Slavin, Raymond G ^a  

^a Div Allerg Immunol Dept Int M   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GLUCOSAMINE; GLYCEROL; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DILUTION; FILTER; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SAFETY; SEA FOOD; SKIN TEST; STANDARDIZATION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHELLFISH; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 4344643802     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.05.050     Document Type: Letter

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