Clinical relevance is associated with allergen‐specific wheal size in skin prick testing
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Clinical relevance is associated with allergen-specific wheal size in skin prick testing
BACKGROUND Within a large prospective study, the Global Asthma and Allergy European Network (GA(2) LEN) has collected skin prick test (SPT) data throughout Europe to make recommendations for SPT in clinical settings. OBJECTIVE To improve clinical interpretation of SPT results for inhalant allergens by providing quantitative decision points. METHODS The GA(2) LEN SPT study with 3068 valid da...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical & Experimental Allergy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0954-7894,1365-2222
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12240