Skin prick test reactivity to common aeroallergens among allergic rhinitis patients in Iran

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-79

  Fereidouni, Mohammad ^a   Farid Hossini, Reza ^a   Jabbari Azad, Farahzad ^a   Ali Assarezadegan, Mohammad ^a,b   Varasteh, Abdolreza ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen sensitisation; Mashhad; Nasal allergy; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRAXINUS; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; MOULD; PRICK TEST; SALSOLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TREE; WEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549109509     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(09)71108-5     Document Type: Article

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