Allergist referrals for systemic reactions to imported fire ants: A community survey in an endemic area

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Bhutani, Sumit ^a   Khan, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ANT; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IMPORTED FIRE ANT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60849097862     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60245-1     Document Type: Article

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