Specific IgE testing (RAST)

Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 171-176

  Crameri, Reto ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA RESEARCH SIAF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Aspergillus; Diagnosis; Fungal allergens; Serum IgE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878049884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2408-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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