North-south differences in US emergency department visits for acute allergic reactions

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 413-416

  Rudders, Susan A ^a,b   Espinola, Janice A ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 77953174131     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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