Food allergy: An overdiagnosed but underappreciated problem

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 308-

  Amrol, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; FOOD ALLERGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955621556     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318214f7dd     Document Type: Editorial

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