We must create a national policy to protect and manage food allergic students at school

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 292-294

  Greenhawt, Matthew J ^a   Weiss, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Global Food Protection Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

CHILD SAFETY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84867526634     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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