Assessment of psychological distress among children and adolescents with food allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1282-1288

  LeBovidge, Jennifer S ^a   Strauch, Heather ^a   Kalish, Leslie A ^a   Schneider, Lynda C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STRESS; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71249101062     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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