Honeybee venom immunotherapy in children using a 50-μg maintenance dose

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-99

  Houliston, Louise ^a   Nolan, Richard ^a,b   Noble, Valerie ^a   Pascoe, Elaine ^a   Hobday, John ^a   Loh, Richard ^a,c   Mallon, Dominic ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BEE VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AUSTRALIA; BEE STING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLAPSE; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 78650874242     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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