Sensitivity and specificity of prick and intradermal testing in predicting response to nasal provocation with timothy grass antigen

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-219

  Krouse, John H ^a   Sadrazodi, Kamran ^a   Kerswill, Kristy ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; RHINOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URTICARIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS; HUMANS; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; PHLEUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 4444362448     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.03.024     Document Type: Article

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