The Diagnosis of Food Hypersensitivity

Food Hypersensitivity: Diagnosing and Managing Food Allergies and Intolerance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 85-106

  Venter, Carina ^a,b   Vlieg Boerstra, Berber ^c,d   Carling, Anna ^e  

^a David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Vlieg and Melse Dieticians   (Netherlands)

^e ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen leukocyte cellular antibody test (ALCAT); Blood tests and skin prick tests, helping in diagnosis of IgE mediated food allergy; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Diagnosis of food hypersensitivity; Double blind placebo controlled food challenge (DBPCFC); Radio allergo sorbent tests (RAST); Vega testing, measuring electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949654735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444312119.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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