Psychological burden of food allergy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 3456-3465

  Teufel, Martin ^a   Biedermann, Tilo ^a   Rapps, Nora ^a   Hausteiner, Constanze ^b   Henningsen, Peter ^b   Enck, Paul ^a   Zipfel, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic measures; Food allergy; Food reactions; Psychological aspects; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONING; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DEPRESSION; DYSPEPSIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFE EVENT; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34547396994     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3456     Document Type: Review

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