Development and validation of a structured questionnaire for the diagnosis of oral allergy syndrome in subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis during the UK birch pollen season

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1001-1011

  Skypala, I J ^a   Calderon, M A ^b   Leeds, A R ^c   Emery, P ^c   Till, S J ^b   Durham, S R ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Birch; Cross reactivity; Diagnosis; Food; Oral; Pollen; Questionnaire; Sensitivity; Specificity; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPRING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BETULA; CROSS REACTIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MALUS; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958793721     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03759.x     Document Type: Article

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