Food allergies on the rise? Determining the prevalence of food allergies, and how quickly it is increasing, is the first step in tackling the problem

EMBO Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1080-1083

  Hadley, Caroline ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; AGE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPNEA; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NUT ALLERGY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33750515035     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400846     Document Type: Article

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