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Article: New Research on Food Allergy Released at AAAAI Annual Meeting.
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- March 10, 2003
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DENVER -- DENVER, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Parent and Adolescent Perceptions on Food Allergy
Teens are impacted more by social consequences than by fear of food allergy reactions, causing a possible reluctance to use their medication. These findings were presented today at the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
Sally Noone, RN, MSN, and colleagues from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, evaluated a self-administered 29 question survey, completed by 37 parent- teen/pre-teen pairs. The surveys were administered at three Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network patient conferences. Twenty-six of the ...