Immunotherapy in Latin America. From the past to the future;Inmunoterapia en América Latina. Del pasado al futuro

Revista Alergia Mexico

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-37

  Baena Cagnani, Carlos E ^a,b,d   Lockey, Richard F ^c   Passalacqua, Giovanni ^b   Canonica, G Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Universidad Del sur de Florida   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Immunotherapy; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 77953386034     PISSN: 00025151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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