Are food intolerances and allergies increasing in immigrant children coming from developing countries?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 364-369

  Cataldo, Francesco ^a,b   Accomando, Salvatore ^a   Fragapane, Maria L ^a   Montaperto, Daniela ^a   Carlucci, A ^c   Baldassarre, M ^c   Intini, A C ^c   Corvaglia, L ^c   Masi, M ^c   Spina, M ^c   Bombace, V ^c   Lodin, D ^c   Gentile, T ^c   Montesanti, M ^c   Corona, G ^c   Galizzi, R ^c   Bonarrigo, A ^c   Cassone, R ^c   Magazzu G ^c   Sferlazzas, C ^c   Prampolini, L ^c   Fredella, C ^c   Barera, G ^c   Frison, E ^c   Pitter, M ^c   Amarri, S ^c   Balli, F ^c   Zaffaroni, M ^c   Oderda, G ^c   Bona, G ^c   Guariso, G ^c   Greco, P ^c   Pitarresi, N ^c   Amato, G M ^c   De Angelis, G L ^c   Bizzarri, B ^c   Fornalori, F ^c   Ughi, C ^c   Zanacca, C ^c   Castro, M ^c   Diamanti, A ^c   Ferretti, F ^c   Papadatou, B ^c   Gambara, M ^c   Bonamico, M ^c   Guido, M ^c   Fusco, P ^c   Musumeci, S ^c   Martellossi, S ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica Ospedale Aiuto Materno   (Italy)

^c L'Aquila ^*

Author keywords

Food intolerances and allergies; Immigrant children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MILK INTOLERANCE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745605161     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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