The challenges for nut-allergic consumers of eating out

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-249

  Leftwich, J ^a   Barnett, J ^b   Muncer, K ^a   Shepherd, R ^a   Raats, M M ^a   Hazel Gowland, M ^c   Lucas, J S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Allergy Action   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Peanut; Qualitative; Restaurant; Tree nut

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MALE; NUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESTAURANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651444454     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03649.x     Document Type: Article

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