The South African Food Sensitisation and Food Allergy population-based study of IgE-mediated food allergy: validity, safety, and acceptability.

CONCLUSION: The study was safe and feasible and the recruitment was effective and representative of the target population. Future studies will aim to increase the precision of the prevalence of food sensitization and allergy, describe environmental risk factors, and include a rural black African cohort.
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - June 20, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Basera W, Botha M, Gray CL, Lunjani N, Watkins AS, Venter C, Allen KJ, Hlela C, Zar HJ, Levin ME Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research