Differential diagnosis of IgE-mediated allergy in young children with wheezing or eczema symptoms using a single blood test

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 328-333

  Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a   Besana, Roberta ^b   Rydén, Ann Christine ^c   Terracciano, Luigi ^a   Andreotti, Massimo ^b   Arrigoni, Sergio ^a   Martelli, Alberto ^a  

^a Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

EID: 6044267463     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61390-7     Document Type: Article

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