Maize allergy: What we have learned so far

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1844-1846

  Venter, C ^a   Skypala, I ^b   Dean, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FOOD ALLERGY; MAIZE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; EUROPE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56549104482     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03123.x     Document Type: Editorial

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