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Abstract

(April 19 issue)* present evidence suggesting that anaphylaxis results from grass-pollen grains entering the bodies of allergic persons through skin abrasions sustained while riding amusement slides. Donald J. Salberg M.D. Kenneth C. Spitalny Jack E. Farnham Linden E. Witherell Richard L. Vogt Roger C. Fox Michael A. Kaliner Thomas B. Casale Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, MI 48101 Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT 05401 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT 05401 Mountain Valley Health Center, Londonderry, VT 05148 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20205

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Title
Alpine Slide Anaphylaxis
First page
603
Section
Correspondence
Publication year
1984
Publication date
Aug 30, 1984
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Website
http://www.nejm.org
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198408303110921
ProQuest document ID
1876852374
Copyright
Copyright Massachusetts Medical Society Aug 30, 1984