Maize food allergy: A double-blind placebo-controlled study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1943-1949

  Scibilia, J ^a   Pastorello, E A ^a,b   Zisa, G ^a   Ottolenghi, A ^a   Ballmer Weber, B ^c   Pravettoni, V ^b   Scovena, E ^a   Robino, A ^a   Ortolani, C ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergy symptoms; Anaphylaxis; Corn allergy; Double blind; Food allergy; Hypersensitivity; Maize allergy; Performance characteristics; Placebo controlled food challenge; Provocation dose

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAIZE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56549091088     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03094.x     Document Type: Article

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