Utility of routine laboratory testing in management of chronic urticaria/angioedema

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Tarbox, James A ^a   Gutta, Ravi C ^a   Radojicic, Cristine ^a   Lang, David M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DAPSONE; DOXEPIN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

ADULT; ANGIOEDEMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DOXEPIN; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052261363     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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