Role of food labels in accidental exposures in food-allergic individuals in Canada

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-65

  Sheth, Shashank S ^a   Waserman, Susan ^b   Kagan, Rhoda ^c   Alizadehfar, Reza ^d   Primeau, Marie Noel ^d   Elliot, Susan ^b   St Pierre, Yvan ^a   Wickett, Rebecca ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a,e   Harada, Laurie ^f   Dufresne, Claire ^g   Allen, Mary ^h   Allen, Marilyn ^f   Godefroy, Samuel Benrejeb ⁱ   Clarke, Ann E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Anaphylaxis Canada   (Canada)

^g Association Quebecoise des Allergies Alimentaires   (Canada)

^h Allergy/Asthma Information Association   (Canada)

ⁱ HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SHELLFISH;

EID: 76749134246     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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