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Six diagnostic measures were performed on 30 volunteers. Five of the six diagnostic measures are currently utilized procedures for allergy, namely history and food challenge, skin, RAST, and IgE tests. The sixth and new method is based upon Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV). Results showed that the EAV test evidences a high degree of compatibility with the other five, particularly the food challenge test. As a new, noninvasive but sensitive test, it was found to be quite promising.
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Tsuei, J.J., Lehman, C.W., Lam, F.M.K. et al. A Food Allergy Study Utilizing the EAV Acupuncture Technique . Journal of Advancement in Medicine 12, 49–68 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JAME.0000008714.20840.d9
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