Relationship between the atopy patch test and clinical expression of the disease in children with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome and respiratory symptoms

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-178

  Fuiano, Nicola ^a   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^b,e   Prodam, Flavia ^c   Procaccini, Deni A ^d   Bona, Gianni ^c  

^a A USL Fg   (Italy)

^b ICP Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d OORR   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 49449093181     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60206-2     Document Type: Article

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