Skin prick testing to aeroallergen extracts: What is the optimal panel in children and adolescents in Turkey?

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-398

  Şahiner, Umit Murat ^a   Civelek, Ersoy ^a   Yavuz, Süleyman Tolga ^a   Büyüktiryaki, Ayşe Betül ^a   Tuncer, Ayfer ^a   Şekerel, Bülent Enis ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Children; Sensitization; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CAT; CHENOPODIUM; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; GRASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PLANTAGO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WEED;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; POACEAE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 82055175119     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329870     Document Type: Article

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