Systemic reactions associated with subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy: Timing and risk assessment

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 533-537.e2

  Daveiga, Sigrid Payne ^a   Liu, Xiaobo ^b   Caruso, Kathleen ^b   Golubski, Susan ^b   Xu, Meng ^b   Lang, David M ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INHALATION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 79957918045     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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