Food allergy is associated with potentially fatal childhood asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 862-866

  Vogel, Nicola M ^a   Katz, Hary T ^b   Lopez, Rocio ^a   Lang, David M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma severity; Childhood asthma; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EGG ALLERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FISH; FISH ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MILK ALLERGY; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; POVERTY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SELF REPORT; SHELLFISH; SHELLFISH ALLERGY;

ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57749202008     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802444195     Document Type: Article

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