Debates in allergy medicine: Specific immunotherapy in children with atopic dermatitis, the "con" view

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ginsberg, David N ^a   Eichenfield, Lawrence F ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Environmental allergy; Food allergy; Pediatric; Specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 84963787692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19394551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40413-016-0107-2     Document Type: Article

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