The prevalence of food allergy: A meta-analysis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 638-646

  Rona, Roberto J ^a   Keil, Thomas ^b   Summers, Colin ^c   Gislason, David ^d   Zuidmeer, Laurian ^e   Sodergren, Eva ^f   Sigurdardottir, Sigurveig T ^d   Lindner, Titia ^g   Goldhahn, Klaus ^b   Dahlstrom, Jorgen ^f   McBride, Doreen ^b   Madsen, Charlotte ^h  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

egg; fish; food allergy; food hypersensitivity; meta analysis; milk; peanuts; Prevalence; shellfish

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGG; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIZATION; SHELLFISH; SKIN TEST;

ANIMALS; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FISHES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34548297579     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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