Food allergy diagnosis and management practices among pediatricians

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 524-530

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a,b   Lau, Claudia H ^a   Dyer, Ashley A ^b   Sohn, Min Woong ^b,c   Altshuler, Barry A ^a,b,d,e   Kaye, Bennett A ^a,b,d,f   Necheles, Jonathan ^a,b,d,f  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Pediatric Practice Research Group   (United States)

^e Pediatric Specialists of the Northwest   (United States)

^f Children's Healthcare Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

food allergy; guidelines; management; pediatrics; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COUNSELING; EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84900422447     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813518425     Document Type: Article

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