Mixed-up Nuts: Identification of Peanuts and Tree Nuts by Children
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Mixed-up nuts: identification of peanuts and tree nuts by children.
BACKGROUND Peanuts and tree nuts frequently cause severe allergic reactions. Nut avoidance is the key treatment, and accurate identification of nuts is essential for successful avoidance. OBJECTIVES To determine the age at which nut-allergic and nonallergic children can accurately identify various nuts and whether nut-allergic children can identify nuts they should avoid. METHODS A "nut box...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0846aa