Challenging times for food allergy tests

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 564-566

  Roberts, S ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; CHILD NUTRITION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHICS; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; CHILD; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 20344407800     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.036814     Document Type: Review

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