Immunotherapy for Hymenoptera venom allergy: Too expensive for European health care?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1341-1342

  Boyle, R J ^a   Dickson, R ^b   Hockenhull, J ^b   Cherry, M G ^b   Elremeli, M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHARMALGEN;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANXIETY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM ALLERGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE;

EID: 84886900358     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12210     Document Type: Letter

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