Alternative and Complementary Treatment for Food Allergy

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-150

  Wisniewski, Julia Ann ^a   Li, Xiu Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine; Food allergy; Immunotherapy; Peanut; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; GLUCOSE PENTAGALLATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAPHYLAXIS; CARDIOTOXICITY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LUNG TOXICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84862911446     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2011.11.001     Document Type: Review

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