Food hypersensitivity in Portuguese adults

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1621-1625

  Falcao H ^a   Lunet, N ^a   Lopes, C ^a   Barros, H ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergens; Epidemiology; Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 11144261471     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602017     Document Type: Article

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