Fatal and Near-Fatal Anaphylactic Reactions to Food in Children and Adolescents

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 327, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 380-384

  Sampson, Hugh A ^a   Mendelson, Louis ^b   Rosen, James P ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; FC RECEPTOR; FOOD ALLERGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EGG; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MAST CELL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MILK; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0026638876     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199208063270603     Document Type: Article

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