EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO guideline: Definition, classification and diagnosis of urticaria

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1417-1426

  Zuberbier, T ^a   Asero, R ^b   Bindslev Jensen, C ^c   Walter Canonica, G ^d   Church, M K ^a   Gimenez Arnau A ^e   Grattan, C E H ^f   Kapp, A ^g   Merk, H F ^h   Rogala, B ⁱ   Saini, S ^j   Sanchez Borges M ^k   Schmid Grendelmeier, P ^l   Schunemann H ^m   Staubach, P ⁿ   Vena, G A ^o   Wedi, B ^g   Maurer, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^m MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁿ JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Consensus; Diagnosis; Guideline; Urticaria; Wheal

Indexed keywords

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; URTICARIA; URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; PREVALENCE; URTICARIA;

EID: 70349214906     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02179.x     Document Type: Article

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