[Food allergy--results of an epidemiologic study in school children].
Within the CESAR (Central European Study on Air pollution and Respiratory Health) the prevalence of food allergy in children was assessed by parental answers to standardized health questionnaire. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3079 children 7-11 years old and living in four towns in Poland (Kielce, Swietochłowice, Kedzierzyn-Koźle and Kielce). The relationship between food allergy in children and other allergic diseases symptoms and environmental factors was also evaluated. CESAR study suggested on 130 (4.2%) children suffering from food allergy.
Jaźwiec-Kanyion
Bozena
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Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia, Srodowiskowego, Sosnowiec. b-jazwiec@imp.sosnowiec.pl
D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires