Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut?

<p/> <p>The objective of this study was to determine the risk of peanut allergy in siblings of peanut-allergic children. In 2005-2006, 560 households of children born in 1995 in the province of Manitoba, Canada, were surveyed. The index children (8-to 10-year-olds) were assessed by a ped...

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Main Authors: Liem Joel J, Huq Saiful, Kozyrskyj Anita L, Becker Allan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:http://www.aacijournal.com/content/4/4/144