A population-based study of fish allergy in the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-390

  Connett, Gary James ^a   Gerez, Irvin ^a   Cabrera Morales, Elizabeth Ann ^b   Yuenyongviwat, Araya ^c   Ngamphaiboon, Jarungchit ^d   Chatchatee, Pantipa ^d   Sangsupawanich, Pasuree ^c   Soh, Shu E ^a   Yap, Gaik Chin ^a   Shek, Lynette Pei Chi ^a   Lee, Bee Wah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b Asian Hospital and Medical Center Muntinlupa   (Philippines)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fish allergy; Food allergy; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; FISH ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIP DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; THAILAND; THROAT IRRITATION; THROAT TIGHTNESS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS; THAILAND;

EID: 84864188298     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338940     Document Type: Article

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