Advantages and disadvantages of accelerated immunotherapy schedules

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 432-434

  Cox, Linda ^a  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; asthma; cluster immunotherapy; premedication; Rush immunotherapy; systemic reaction

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ASTEMIZOLE; CETIRIZINE; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; KETOTIFEN; MEPREDNISONE; MONTELUKAST; OMALIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; TERFENADINE; THEOPHYLLINE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DUST; EDITORIAL; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALLERGENS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 48349128041     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.06.007     Document Type: Editorial

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