Diagnosing and managing food allergy in children

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 317-322

  Butt, Catherine ^a,b   Macdougall, Colin ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

food allergy; hypersensitivity; IgE mediated; non IgE mediated; skin prick tests

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRICK TEST; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 45849148898     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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