Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8736148 | Allergologia et Immunopathologia | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study shows that high overall prevalence of parental belief of current food allergy however the same was not observed in the in physician-diagnosed food allergy. The prevalence of food allergy was lower than that observed in the literature. This study alerts health professionals to the risk entailed by overestimation of cases of food allergy and unnecessary dietary exclusion, which may result in impairment in growth and development of children, especially in their first years of life.
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Authors
L.C.P. Gonçalves, T.C.P. Guimarães, R.M. Silva, M.F.A. Cheik, A.C. de Ramos Nápolis, G. Barbosa e Silva, G.R.S. Segundo,