CSACI Position statement on the testing of food-specific IgG

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Carr, Stuart ^a   Chan, Edmond ^b   Lavine, Elana ^c   Moote, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84866322979     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: 17101492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-8-12     Document Type: Review

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2. Bock SA. AAAAI support of the EAACI Position Paper on IgG4. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010, 125:1410.
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4. Lavine E. Blood testing for food sensitivity, allergy, and intolerance. CMAJ 2012, Mar 19 (epub).