Geographic variability of childhood food allergy in the United States

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 856-861

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a,b   Springston, Elizabeth E ^a   Smith, Bridget ^c,d   Warrier, Manoj R ^e,f   Pongracic, Jacqueline ^a,b   Holl, Jane L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Allergy   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; pediatrics; prevalence; rural; urban; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84865956914     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812448526     Document Type: Article

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