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Subjects in a Population Study with High Levels of FENO Have Associated Eosinophil Airway Inflammation. 在一项高水平FENO人群研究中，受试者有相关的嗜酸性气道炎症。

ISRN allergy Pub Date : 2011-03-02 eCollection Date: 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.5402/2011/792613

Gerdt C Riise, Kjell Torén, Anna-Carin Olin

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引用次数: 12

Histamine 50-skin-prick test: a tool to diagnose histamine intolerance. 组胺50皮肤点刺试验:一种诊断组胺不耐受的工具。

ISRN allergy Pub Date : 2011-02-22 Print Date: 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.5402/2011/353045

Lukas Kofler, Hanno Ulmer, Heinz Kofler

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引用次数: 39

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