Should younger siblings of peanut-allergic children be assessed by an allergist before being fed peanut?

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 144-149

  Liem, Joel J ^a   Huq, Saiful ^b   Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^c   Becker, Allan B ^d  

^a Windsor Allergy Asthma Education Centre   (Canada)

^b MANITOBA INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy tests; Cohort study; Odds ratio; Peanut allergy; Siblings

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING RELATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

EID: 67650034438     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7480.2008.00017     Document Type: Article

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