Impact of regional and national milk allergy in primary care guidelines and training program on recognition and treatment of cow’s milk allergy
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Background Cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is the commonest food allergy in UK children with many misleading presentations. In 2011, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provided primary care guidelines on food allergy. In Northern Ireland (NI), a regional expert group was convened in 2012 to develop a CMA-focused guidance document, later published as Milk Allergy in Primary care (MAP) guideline, along with other infant feeding issues. MAP was designed for shortcomings of national and international guidelines in the initial clinical recognition and management of mild to moderate non-IgE-mediated disease in primary care.
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دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015