Socioeconomic factors and epinephrine prescription in children with peanut allergy

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 341-344

  Coombs, Robin ^a   Simons, Elinor ^a   Foty, Richard G ^a   Stieb, David M ^b   Dell, Sharon D ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health disparities; Peanut allergy; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 80053937251     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.6.341     Document Type: Article

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