Canadian Allergists' and Nonallergists' Perception of Epinephrine Use and Vaccination of Persons with Egg Allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-294

  Desjardins, Marylin ^a   Clarke, Ann ^a   Alizadehfar, Reza ^a   Grenier, Danielle ^b   Eisman, Harley ^c   Carr, Stuart ^d   Vander Leek, Timothy K ^d   Teperman, Lee ^e   Higgins, Niamh ^f   Joseph, Lawrence ^f   Shand, Greg ^a   Ben Shoshan, Moshe ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e Soc of Rural Physicians of Canada   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg allergy and vaccination; Epinephrine autoinjectors; Epinephrine use; Knowledge gaps

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EGG ALLERGY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EGG ALLERGY AND VACCINATION; EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTORS; EPINEPHRINE USE; KNOWLEDGE GAPS;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; CANADA; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SPECIALIZATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84877056043     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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