Food allergy in adults: An over- or underrated problem?;Nahrungsmittelallergie bei erwachsenen - Über- oder unterschätzt?

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 105, Issue 42, 2008, Pages 715-723

  Seitz, Cornelia S ^a   Pfeuffer, Petra ^a   Raith, Petra ^a   Bröcker, Eva B ^a   Trautmann, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Food allergy; Immunoglobulin; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST;

EID: 56749180832     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0715     Document Type: Article

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