Ruling out food allergy in pediatrics and preventing the "march" of the allergic child

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 306-311

  Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a,b   Bouygue, Gabriel R ^a,b   Terracciano, Luigi ^a,b   Sarratud, Teresita ^a,b   Martelli, Alberto ^a,b  

^a Melloni University Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33748120688     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2006.27.2924     Document Type: Review

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