Temporal trends and racial/ethnic disparity in self-reported pediatric food allergy in the United States.

CONCLUSION: Self-report of food allergy among US children has sharply increased in the past 2 decades. The increase has been greatest among non-Hispanic black children, a disparity that needs to be investigated. PMID: 24428971 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - January 7, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Keet CA, Savage JH, Seopaul S, Peng RD, Wood RA, Matsui EC Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research