Suppression of histamine- and allergen-induced skin reactions: Comparison of first- and second-generation antihistamines

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 495-499

  Dos Santos, Rosaly Vieira ^a,b   Magerl, Markus ^a   Mlynek, Agnieszka ^a   Lima, Hermenio C ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESLORATADINE; EPINASTINE; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; HYDROXYZINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 67549117015     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60123-8     Document Type: Article

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