Weed pollen allergens

Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 127-139

  Mohapatra, Shyam S ^a   Lockey, Richard F ^a   Polo, Florentino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

CHEMISTRY; CROSS REACTION; DESENSITIZATION; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; POLLEN; RAGWEED; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; AMBROSIA; CROSS REACTIONS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 58149476042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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