Food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of primary care physicians

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a,b   Springston, Elizabeth E ^a   Kim, Jennifer S ^b   Smith, Bridget ^b,c   Pongracic, Jacqueline A ^b   Wang, Xiaobin ^a   Holl, Jane ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Diagnosis; Family physicians; Food allergy; Knowledge; Pediatricians; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLUENZA VACCINE; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CHEESE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRENGTH; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049161254     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1116     Document Type: Article

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