The Natural History of Food Allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 196-203

  Savage, Jessica ^a,b   Sicherer, Scott ^c   Wood, Robert ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Food allergy; Milk; Natural history; Peanut; Soy; Tree nut; Wheat

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; ALLERGEN; EGG PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NUT ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; SOY ALLERGY; WHEAT ALLERGY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ARACHIS; CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION GROUP; UNITED STATES;

AGE OF ONSET; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ARACHIS; CHILD; EGG PROTEINS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MILK PROTEINS; POPULATION GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960326368     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.11.024     Document Type: Article

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