Mastocytosis is not related to allergic diseases: Letter to the editor

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1248-

  Dewachter, P ^a   Mouton Faivre, C ^b   Hermine, O ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANAPHYLAXIS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LETTER; MASTOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ANAPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS;

EID: 49249134673     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01806.x     Document Type: Letter

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