Use assessment of self-administered epinephrine among food-allergic children and pediatricians

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 359-362

  Sicherer, Scott H ^a,b   Forman, Joel A ^a   Noone, Sally A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Epinephrine; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033980061     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.2.359     Document Type: Article

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