Risk assessment of hymenoptera re-sting frequency: Implications for decision-making in venom immunotherapy

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-92

  Von Moos, Seraina ^a   Graf, Nicole ^a   Johansen, Pål ^b   Müllner, Gerhard ^c   Kündig, Thomas M ^b   Senti, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Loewenpraxis   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera sting frequency; Hymenoptera venom allergy; Venom immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SWITZERLAND; VESPIDAE; WASP;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 84865575362     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338942     Document Type: Article

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