Parental use of EpiPen for children with food allergies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 164-168

  Kim, Jennifer S ^a,c   Sinacore, James M ^b   Pongracic, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Anaphylaxis; Comfort; Empowerment; EpiPen; Food allergy; Self injectable epinephrine; Training

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 21344441707     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.03.039     Document Type: Article

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