Use of complementary and alternative medicine by food-allergic patients

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-369

  Ko, Jimmy ^a   Lee, Jennifer I ^a   Muñoz Furlong, Anne ^b   Li, Xiu Min ^a   Sicherer, Scott H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; DYE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ENZYME; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GOLDENSEAL EXTRACT; GRAPESEED OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; LINSEED OIL; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PRESERVATIVE; PRIMROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VALERIAN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINESE HERB; CHIROPRACTIC; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EVENING PRIMROSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GLYCYRRHIZA; GRAPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; KINESIOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS; LINSEED; MACROBIOTIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RICE; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN TEST; TEA; URTICA DIOICA; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 33749179199     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60802-2     Document Type: Article

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