Eczema and Food Hypersensitivity

Food Allergy: Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 110-123

  Fleischer, David M ^a,b   Leung, Donald Y M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

AD medical management using hydration therapy and moisturizers; Atopic dermatitis immunopathophysiology; Cutaneous lymphocyte associated antigen (CLA); Eczema and food hypersensitivity; Food allergy and atopic dermatitis (AD); Food hypersensitivity history; Fresh food skin prick tests (FFSPTs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952573580     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300062.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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