Clinical characteristics and pattern of skin test reactivities in shellfish allergy patients in Hong Kong

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Wu, Adrian Y ^a,b   Williams, Gray A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CRUSTACEA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HONG KONG; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLLUSC; SCHOOL CHILD; SHELLFISH; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHELLFISH; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 4544260269     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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