Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Focus groups of parents, physicians and the general public

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a   Kim, Jennifer S ^a   Barnathan, Julia A ^a,b   Amsden, Laura B ^a   Tummala, Lakshmi S ^a   Holl, Jane L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53949109573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-36     Document Type: Article

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