Allergies to Insect Stings - References

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  1. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (2000). Allergy Report. Milwaukee, WI: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Also available online: http://www.theallergyreport.org/reportindex.html.

  2. Golden DB (2003). Stinging insect allergy. In NF Adkinson Jr et al., eds., Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1475–1486. Philadelphia: Mosby.

  3. Golden DBK, et al. (2001). Insect sting allergy with negative venom skin test responses. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 107(5): 897–901.

Other Works Consulted

  • Ross RN, et al. (2000). Effectiveness of specific immunotherapy in the treatment of hymenoptera venom hypersensitivity: A meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics, 22(3): 351–358.

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