Clinical practice guidelines and specific antigen immunotherapy

Allergy immunotherapy is a safe, effective treatment modality in selected patients. The length of therapy and the wide variety of patient sensitivities make it difficult to develop and test evidence-based guidelines in all areas of immunotherapy. A review of techniques and the evidence supporting th...

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Published inOtolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 36; no. 5; p. 789
Main Author Fornadley, John A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2003
Subjects
Allergens - administration & dosage
Allergens - immunology
Desensitization, Immunologic
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Hypersensitivity - therapy
Immunotherapy - methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Summary:Allergy immunotherapy is a safe, effective treatment modality in selected patients. The length of therapy and the wide variety of patient sensitivities make it difficult to develop and test evidence-based guidelines in all areas of immunotherapy. A review of techniques and the evidence supporting them is provided in this article.
ISSN:0030-6665
DOI:10.1016/S0030-6665(03)00050-1