Coconut Allergy Revisited
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Allergen | Wheal/Flare (mm) |
---|---|
Control positive skin prick test | 12/20 |
Control negative skin prick test | 0/0 |
Coconut | 20/26 |
Cat | 15/20 P |
Dog | 6/8 P |
Mold mix #1 | 4/4 |
Mold mix #2 | 3/3 |
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Anagnostou, K. Coconut Allergy Revisited. Children 2017, 4, 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4100085
Anagnostou K. Coconut Allergy Revisited. Children. 2017; 4(10):85. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4100085
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnagnostou, Katherine. 2017. "Coconut Allergy Revisited" Children 4, no. 10: 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4100085
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