The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 379-384 , May 2008

Office-Based Management of Urticaria

  • Hirsh D. Komarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Hirsh D. Komarow, MD, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, Room 11s231, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1894.
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  • Dean D. Metcalfe, MD

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 Richard D. deShazo, MD, Specialty Editor

 This work was supported by the Division of Intramural Research, NIAID.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00068-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.10.039

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 379-384 , May 2008

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