Patients' satisfaction with diagnostic drug provocation tests and perception of its usefulness

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-338

  Gomes, Eva R ^a   Kvedariene, Violeta ^b   Demoly, Pascal ^c   Bousquet, Philippe Jean ^c  

^a Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto   (Portugal)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Drug allergy hypersensitivity; Drug provocation test; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG PROVOCATION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SKIN ALLERGY; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENICILLINS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79959680808     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323898     Document Type: Article

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