Can we diagnose atopy with a laboratory test?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-308

  Sampson, Hugh ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ATOPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECZEMA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 6044220127     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61387-7     Document Type: Editorial

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