Allergy-like conditions and health-care contacts among children with exclusion diets at school

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-52

  Gunnarsson, Nina ^a   Marklund, Birgitta ^a   Ahlstedt, Staffan ^a   Borell, Lena ^a   Nordström, Gun ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Diagnosis; Exclusion diet; Food; Health care consultation; Hypersensitivity; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; ADOLESCENT; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NURSING; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN;

EID: 17944375029     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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