The challenge of assessing food allergy and its prevalence

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1252-1253

  Keil, T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

EDITORIAL; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST;

FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 47649105697     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03048.x     Document Type: Editorial

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