Public perception of food allergy

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Altman, D R ^a   Chiaramonte, L T ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Consumer; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity; Food intolerance; Perception; Prevalence; Self diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031467155     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10048-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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