Allergic reactions in the community: A questionnaire survey of members of the anaphylaxis campaign

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 746-750

  Uguz, A ^a   Lack, G ^b   Pumphrey, R ^b   Ewan, P ^c   Warner, J ^a   Dick, J ^d   Briggs, D ^d   Clarke, S ^e   Reading, D ^e   Hourihane, Jonathan ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e Allergy Action and Anaphylaxis Campaign UK   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Food; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 21844446378     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02257.x     Document Type: Article

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