Diagnosing of bakers' respiratory allergy: Is specific inhalation challenge test essential?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Wiszniewska, Marta ^a   Nowakowska Świrta, Ewa ^a   Pałczyński, Cezary ^a   Walusiak Skorupa, Jolanta ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ALLERGY; SPIROMETRY; WHEAT; WHEAT ALLERGY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; TRITICUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953211092     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3422     Document Type: Article

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