Comparison of perceived itch induced by skin prick-tests with histamine and codeine

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-457

  Theunis, Jennifer ^a   Black, David ^a   Degouy, Arnaud ^a   Schmitt, Anne Marie ^a   Misery, Laurent ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CODEINE; HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PAPULE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; TACHYPHYLAXIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53349121156     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0482     Document Type: Article

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