Food Allergies

References

Citations

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2. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2006). Food allergy: A practice parameter. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 96(Suppl 1): S1–S68. Available online: http://www.aaaai.org/professionals/resources/pdf/food_allergy_2006.pdf.

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• Katz DL, Friedman RSC (2008). Food allergy and intolerance. In Nutrition in Clinical Practice, pp. 275–280. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• Sampson HA (2003). Adverse reactions to foods. In NF Adkinson et al., eds., Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1619–1643. Philadelphia: Mosby.

• Sampson HA, Leung DYM (2007). Adverse reactions to foods. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 986–990. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

• Skripak JM, Sampson HA (2008). Towards a cure for food allergy. Current Opinion in Immunology, 20: 690–696.

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2004). Food allergy: An overview. National Institutes of Health. Available online: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/pdf/foodallergy.pdf.

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