Guidelines for managing life-threatening food allergies in Massachusetts schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Sheetz, Anne H ^a   Goldman, Patricia G ^b   Millett, Kathleen ^c   Franks, Jane C ^d   McIntyre, C Lynne ^e   Carroll, Constance R ^f   Gorak, Diane ^g   Harrison, Christanne Smith ^h   Carrick, Michele Abu ⁱ  

^a School Health Services   (United States)

^b Asthma Allerg Found Amer/New E   (United States)

^c MA Department of Education   (United States)

^d Lexington Public Schools   (United States)

^e MA Department of Public Health   (United States)

^f MA Department of Public Health   (United States)

^g MA Department of Public Health   (United States)

^h MA Department of Education   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MILK ALLERGY; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEAMWORK;

EID: 3142754010     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2004.tb08212.x     Document Type: Review

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