Living with Food Allergy: Allergen Avoidance

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 459-470

  Kim, Jennifer S ^a   Sicherer, Scott H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Food allergy; Management

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; COSMETIC; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; LACTOSE; LATEX; LYSOZYME; MILK PROTEIN; PAINT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROPOFOL; VACCINE;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; COOKING; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; EGG ALLERGY; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; MILK ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; NUT ALLERGY; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PLANT SEED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SESAME; SHELLFISH; SOYBEAN; TRAVEL; WHEAT ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COOKING; COSMETICS; CROSS REACTIONS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RESTAURANTS; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; VACCINES;

EID: 79953069651     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.02.007     Document Type: Review

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