Allergy rescue medication in schools: Modeling a new approach

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 209-210

  Norton, Laura ^a   Dunn Galvin, Audrey ^b   Hourihane, Jonathan O'Brien ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AUTOINJECTOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG USE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MONEY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF INJECTION;

EPINEPHRINE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 46049117284     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.04.020     Document Type: Letter

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