Fatal anaphylaxis in the United States, 1999-2010: Temporal patterns and demographic associations

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1318-1328.e7

  Jerschow, Elina ^a   Lin, Robert Y ^b   Scaperotti, Moira M ^a   McGinn, Aileen P ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

death certificate; drug; epidemiology; Fatal anaphylaxis; food; venom

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; VENOM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS; FATAL ANAPHYLAXIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS; HUMAN; ICD-10; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISONOUS INSECT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED ANAPHYLAXIS; VENOM RELATED ANAPHYLAXIS; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM; UNITED STATES; VENOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919844302     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.018     Document Type: Article

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