Food allergy and anaphylaxis - Dealing with uncertainty

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 503-504

  Kemp, Andrew S ^a   Hu, Wendy ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD NUTRITION; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SUDDEN DEATH; UNCERTAINTY; ADULT; CHILD; FOOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 45949085103     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01761.x     Document Type: Editorial

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