Prevalence of food allergy in Taiwan: A questionnaire-based survey

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1310-1315

  Wu, T C ^a,b   Tsai, T C ^b   Huang, C F ^a,c   Chang, F Y ^a   Lin, C C ^e   Huang, I F ^f   Chu, C H ^g   Lau, B H ^d   Wu, L ^a   Peng, H J ^b   Tang, R B ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d Shin Kong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Food allergen; Food allergy; Prevalence; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COUGHING; CRAB; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIWIFRUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; MILK; MOLLUSC; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PEANUT; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; SELF REPORT; SHELLFISH; SHRIMP; SOYBEAN; STRIDOR; TACHYCARDIA; TAIWAN; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; TAIWAN;

EID: 84871362068     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02820.x     Document Type: Article

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