Allergic reactions to peanuts, tree nuts, and seeds aboard commercial airliners

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Comstock, Sarah S ^a   DeMera, Rich ^a,b   Vega, Laura C ^a   Boren, Eric J ^a,b   Deane, Sean ^a   Haapanen, Lori A D ^a   Teuber, Suzanne S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUT; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SESAME SEED ALLERGY;

EID: 47349085932     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60835-6     Document Type: Article

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