The Prevalence and Natural History of Food Allergy

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Kattan, Jacob ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Food specific IgE; Natural history; Prevalence; Prevention; Skin prick testing

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ALLERGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK ALLERGY; ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; TREE NUT ALLERGY; WHEAT ALLERGY; ARACHIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGENS; ARACHIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84976504066     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-016-0627-4     Document Type: Review

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