Food Allergy: Review, Classification and Diagnosis

Food allergies, defined as an immune response to food proteins, affect as many as 8% of young children and 2% of adults in westernized countries, and their prevalence appears to be rising like all allergic diseases. In addition to well-recognized urticaria and anaphylaxis triggered by IgE antibody-m...

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Main Authors: Antonella Cianferoni, Jonathan M Spergel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015307292