Health-related quality of life of food allergic patients: Comparison with the general population and other diseases

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-244

  Flokstra De Blok, B M J ^a   Dubois, A E J ^a   Vlieg Boerstra, B J ^a   Oude Elberink, J N G ^a   Raat, H ^b   Dunngalvin, A ^c   Hourihane, J O B ^c   Duiverman, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EuroPrevall; Food allergy; Generic questionnaires; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549098188     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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