Allergen skin prick testing in early childhood: Reproducibility and prediction of allergic symptoms into early adulthood

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 401-406.e1

  Pesonen, Maria ^a   Kallio, Markku J T ^b   Siimes, Martti A ^b   Ranki, Annamari ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SKIN PRICK TESTING; SKIN TEST; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WHEEZING; AGE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EVALUATION STUDY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

AGE FACTORS; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921530460     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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