Paediatric oral peanut challenges: A comparison of practice in London and Western Switzerland

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-541

  Ludman, S ^a   Wassenberg, J ^a   Du Toit, G ^b   Fox, A T ^b   Lack, G ^b   Eigenmann, P A ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

food challenges; geography; methodology; paediatrics; peanut allergy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; LONDON; MALE; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84875449085     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12108     Document Type: Article

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