Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergy

Current Pediatrics Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-197

  Berni Canani, Roberto ^a   Nocerino, Rita ^a   Pezzella, Vincenza ^a   Leone, Ludovica ^a   Cozzolino, Tommaso ^a   Aitoro, Rosita ^a   Paparo, Lorella ^a   Di Costanzo, Margherita ^a   Cosenza, Linda ^a   Troncone, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopy patch test; Cow s milk allergy; Elimination diet; Oral food challenge; Probiotics; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953380978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21674841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40124-013-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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