Peanut and tree nut allergy in children: Role of peanut snacks in Israel?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1206-1207

  Levy, Y ^a   Broides, A ^b   Segal, N ^b   Danon, Y L ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Food allergy; Peanuts; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FOOD ALLERGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; ISRAEL; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHINORRHEA; TREE; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0242539864     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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