The study of total IgE reference range in healthy adults in Tehran, Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 32-36

  Shokouhi Shoormasti, R ^a   Pourpak, Z ^a   Eshraghian, M R ^b   Haghi Ashtiani, M T ^c   Jamali, M ^d   Ziedi, M ^d   Asgari Pour, F ^d   Moin, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Healthy adults; Iran; Reference range; Total IgE

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958590142     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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