How dangerous is food allergy in childhood? The incidence of severe and fatal allergic reactions across the UK and Ireland

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-239

  Macdougall, C F ^a   Cant, A J ^a   Colver, A F ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FLUID THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUBATION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEANUT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036216598     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.86.4.236     Document Type: Article

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