Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controled clinical trial of sublingual immunotherapy in natural rubber latex allergic patients

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gastaminza, Gabriel ^a,c   Algorta, Jaime ^b   Uriel, Olga ^a   Audicana, Maria T ^a   Fernandez, Eduardo ^a   Sanz, Maria L ^c   Muñoz, Daniel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PLACEBO; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOVE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PRICK TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DESENSITIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURGICAL GLOVE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; BASOPHILS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONJUNCTIVA; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961148500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-191     Document Type: Article

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