Utility of diagnostic tests in the follow-up of egg-allergic children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1575-1584

  Dieguez M C ^a   Cerecedo, I ^a   Muriel, A ^a   Zamora, J ^a   Abraira, V ^a   Camacho, E ^a   Anton M ^a   De La Hoz, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Egg allergy; Predictive value; Skin prick test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYSOZYME; OVALBUMIN; OVOMUCOID; OVOTRANSFERRIN; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EGG ALLERGY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG WHITE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 70349101986     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03299.x     Document Type: Article

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