Component-resolved diagnosis-assisted prescription of allergen-specific immunotherapy: A practical guide

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 183-187

  Asero, Riccardo ^a  

^a Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen specific immunotherapy; Component resolved diagnosis; Respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLCALCIN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROFILIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TROPOMYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; CROSS REACTION; DANDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MITE; MOULD; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84867715951     PISSN: 17641489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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