The prevalence of PFS and prevalence and characteristics of reported food allergy; a survey of UK adults aged 18-75 incorporating a validated PFS diagnostic questionnaire

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 928-940

  Skypala, I J ^a   Bull, S ^b   Deegan, K ^c   Gruffydd Jones, K ^d   Holmes, S ^e   Small, I ^f   Emery, P W ^g   Durham, S R ^h  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Leake Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Upper Norwood Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^d Box Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Park Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^f Peterhead Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Age onset; Allergy; Food; Pollen; Prevalence; Syndrome; Validated questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; KIWIFRUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POLLEN FOOD SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULTS; AGE ONSET; ALLERGY; FOOD; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME; VALIDATED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880981822     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12104     Document Type: Article

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