Comparison of skin prick allergy test in urban and rural children
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Sensitivity Comparison of the Skin Prick Test and Serum and Fecal Radio Allergosorbent Test (RAST) in Diagnosis of Food Allergy in Children
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2338-476X,0030-9311
DOI: 10.14238/pi51.2.2011.84-8