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Review
. 2001 Sep;56(9):813-24.
doi: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.t01-1-00001.x.

A revised nomenclature for allergy. An EAACI position statement from the EAACI nomenclature task force

S G Johansson  1 , J O Hourihane, J Bousquet, C Bruijnzeel-Koomen, S Dreborg, T Haahtela, M L Kowalski, N Mygind, J Ring, P van Cauwenberge, M van Hage-Hamsten, B Wüthrich; EAACI (the European Academy of Allergology and Cinical Immunology) nomenclature task force
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A revised nomenclature for allergy. An EAACI position statement from the EAACI nomenclature task force

S G Johansson et al. Allergy. 2001 Sep.

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  • Allergy 2001 Dec;56(12):1229

Abstract

This report has been prepared by an EAACI task force representing the five EAACI Sections and the EAACI Executive Committee composed of specialists that reflect the broad opinion on allergy expressed by various clinical and basic specialties dealing with allergy. The aim of this report is to propose a revised nomenclature for allergic and related reactions that can be used independently of target organ or patient age group. The nomenclature is based on the present knowledge of the mechanisms which initiate and mediate allergic reactions. However, the intention has not been to revise the nomenclature of nonallergic hypersensitivity.

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