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Article: Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Focus groups of parents, physicians and the general public.(Research article)
- Article from:
- BMC Pediatrics
- Article date:
- September 19, 2008
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Authors: Ruchi S Gupta (corresponding author) [1,2]; Jennifer S Kim [2,3]; Julia A Barnathan [1]; Laura B Amsden [1]; Lakshmi S Tummala [1]; Jane L Holl [1,2]
Background
Food is ubiquitous in our society and is an important feature in social activities, particularly for children. Food allergy has recently been increasing in prevalence [1, 2]. In the United States, food allergy affects up to 4% of the adult population and 6-8% of children [3, 4, 5]. Ninety percent of schools enroll more than one child with a food allergy, and half of these schools have had a child experience an allergic reaction in the past two years [6].
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