Food allergies in developing and emerging economies: need for comprehensive data on prevalence rates

Clinical and Translational Allergy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Boye, Joyce Irene ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASIA; CRUSTACEA; DEATH; DEVELOPING ECONOMY; DIET; DIETARY DIVERSITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EGG; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; MILK; NUT; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHELLFISH; SOUTH AMERICA; SOYBEAN; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA; WHEAT;

EID: 85006237906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-7022-2-25     Document Type: Review

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