Epidemiology of anaphylaxis in the United States

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-35

  Matasar, Matthew J ^a   Neugut, Alfred I ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AUTOANTIGEN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BRADYKININ; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LEUKOTRIENE C4; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PENICILLIN G; PROSTAGLANDIN D2;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACCURACY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; DEATH; DIARRHEA; EGG; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSECT STING; MILK; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH; SHOCK; SKIN DISEASE; SOYBEAN; STRIDOR; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES; VOMITING; WHEAT; WHEEZING; ANIMAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUROPE; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038010713     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-003-0007-8     Document Type: Review

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