Oral immunotherapy for IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-374

  Brozek, J L ^a   Terracciano, L ^b   Hsu, J ^a   Kreis, J ^a,c   Compalati, E ^d   Santesso, N ^a   Fiocchi, A ^b   Schunemann H J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE IQWIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COW; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXCLUSION DIET; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; META ANALYSIS; MILK ALLERGY; MILK INTOLERANCE; ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84857352714     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03948.x     Document Type: Article

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