Oral food challenge in children: An expert review

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 35-49

  Rance F ^a   Deschildre, A ^b   Villard Truc, F ^c   Gomez, S A ^d   Paty, E ^c   Santos, C ^b   Couderc, L ^e   Fauquert, J L ^f   De Blic, J ^d   Bidat, E ^g   Dupont, C ^h   Eigenmann, P ⁱ   Lack, G ^j   Scheinmann, P ^d  

^a HÔPITAL DES ENFANTS   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^e HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^f HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^g HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

ⁱ Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

^j EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Adrenaline; Atopy patch test; Child; Food allergy; GRADE evidence; Oralfood challenge; Skin prick test; Specific IgE determination

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEPREDNISONE; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; VASOPRESSIN;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EGG; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MILK; ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 67149090652     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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