Fish and shellfish allergy in children: Review of a persistent food allergy

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 608-615

  Tsabouri, Sophia ^a   Triga, Maria ^b   Makris, Michael ^c   Kalogeromitros, Dimitris ^c   Church, Martin K ^d   Priftis, Kostas N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children food allergy; Fish allergens; Food allergy; Seafood allergy; Shellfish allergens

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027953385     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01275.x     Document Type: Review

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