Food allergy: An increasing problem for the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-36

  Möhrenschlager, Matthias ^a   Ring, Johannes ^b,c  

^a Hochgebirgsklinik ^*  (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Christine Kühne Center for Allergy and Education   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Asthma; Atopic eczema; Elderly; Fruits; Peanuts; Seafood; Tree nuts; Urticaria; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CALCITRIOL; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULTHOOD; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD; CROSS REACTION; DEATH; DISEASE REGISTRY; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH PH; TH2 CELL; URTICARIA; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLERGENS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78651104682     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316576     Document Type: Article

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