Similar prevalence, different spectrum: IgE-mediated food allergy among Turkish adolescents

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 387-396

  Mustafayev, R ^a   Civelek, E ^a   Orhan, F ^b   Yuksel H ^c   Boz, A B ^d   Sekerel B E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Food allergy; Oral food challenge; Prevalence; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALMOND; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEEF; BLACK PEPPER; BLACKBERRY; CACAO; CHEESE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUCUMBER; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; HAZELNUT; HUMAN; KIWIFRUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEACH; PEANUT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASPBERRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SPINACH; SWEET PEPPER; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TOMATO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WALNUT;

CHILD; FOOD ALLERGY; ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE; PREVALENCE; SKIN PRICK TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; JUGLANS; MALE; MEAT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 84888843381     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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