Suboptimal care of peanut allergic children in Germany concerning professional dietary advice and the supply of self-injectable epinephrine
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Methods 63 peanut allergic children (median: age 6 years; peanutspecific IgE 73,5kU/l) who participated in an oral immunotherapy (OIT)-study were enrolled. Data concerning age of diagnosis, provision with self-injectable epinephrine, professional advice and performance of a peanut-free diet as well as the characterization of accidental allergic reactions to peanut (grade of severity I-V) were collected at their baseline visit of the OIT-study.
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دوره 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013