Prevalence and distribution of sensitization to foods in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey: A EuroPrevall analysis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1182-1188

  Burney, P ^a   Summers, C ^b   Chinn, S ^a   Hooper, R ^a   Van Ree, R ^c   Lidholm, J ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Openshaw Complex   (United Kingdom)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; Europe; food allergy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ICELAND; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MILK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955327996     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02346.x     Document Type: Article

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