Comparison of the ACAREX test with monoclonal antibodies for the quantification of mite allergens.

J Allergy Clin Immunol

Department of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France.

Published: January 1991

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