Food Allergy: Epidemiology and Natural History

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-59

  Savage, Jessica ^a   Johns, Christina B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Epidemiology; Food allergy; Milk; Natural history; Peanut

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN;

ALLERGENICITY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; EGG ALLERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MILK ALLERGY; ONSET AGE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHELLFISH; SOY ALLERGY; TREE NUT ALLERGY; WHEAT ALLERGY; CHILD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84926978805     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2014.09.004     Document Type: Review

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