Algorithm for the diagnosis of anaphylaxis and its validation using population-based data on emergency department visits for anaphylaxis in Florida

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Harduar Morano, Laurel ^a   Simon, Michael R ^b   Watkins, Sharon ^a   Blackmore, Carina ^a  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; emergency; epidemiology; International Classification of Disease Ninth Revision Clinical Modification; underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

VENOM;

AGE; ALGORITHM; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953959243     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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