Recommendations for the management of food allergies in a preschool/childcare setting and prevention of anaphylaxis

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 867-874

  Ford, Lara S ^a   Turner, Paul J ^b,c   Campbell, Dianne E ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

action plan; adrenaline auto injector; anaphylaxis; food allergy; preschool; risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALLERGEN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; AUSTRALIA; AUTOINJECTOR; CANADA; CHILD CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; POLICY; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902658717     PISSN: 1744666X     EISSN: 17448409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/1744666X.2014.914851     Document Type: Review

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