Safety of ingestion of yellow tartrazine by double-blind placebo controlled challenge in 26 atopic adults

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 142-146

  Pestana, S ^a   Moreira, M ^a   Olej, B ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Drug additives; Food additives; NSAIDs sensitivity; Urticaria; Yellow tartrazine

Indexed keywords

DRUG ADDITIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; TARTRAZINE; FOOD DYE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; PRECIPITATION; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA, ASPIRIN-INDUCED; EATING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA, ASPIRIN-INDUCED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TARTRAZINE;

EID: 77953121235     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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