Prevalence of self-reported food allergy in Hong Kong children and teens -a population survey

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-284

  Ho, Marco H K ^a   Lee, So Lun ^a   Wong, Wilfred H S ^a   Patrick, I P ^a   Lau, Yu Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Food allergy; Population; Quality of life; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; NEWBORN; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SHELLFISH; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOEDEMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84873321341     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: 22288694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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