An update on food allergy

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 667-674

  Shaker, Marcus ^a   Woodmansee, Donald ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Diagnosis; Food allergy; Oral immunotherapy; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FLUTICASONE; FOOD ANTIGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; EGG; EGG ALLERGY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILIC GASTRITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD PROTEIN INDUCED ENTEROCOLITIS SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; NUT; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS;

EID: 73349130386     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833069a8     Document Type: Review

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