Prevalence of self-reported allergies to food in Australia as assessed by Internet-based questionnaires

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-47

  Allen, Katrina J ^a   Koplin, Jennifer J ^b   Gould, Carmen ^c   Osborne, Nicholas J ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EGG; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; MILK ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING ERROR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHELLFISH; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE; WHEAT ALLERGY;

EID: 58249096124     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02267.x     Document Type: Letter

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