The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 114, Issue 5 , Pages 1159-1163 , November 2004

Development of a questionnaire to measure quality of life in families with a child with food allergy

  • Benjamin L. Cohen, BA

      Affiliations

    • From the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
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  • Sally Noone, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • From the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
    • ,
  • Anne Muñoz-Furlong, BA

      Affiliations

    • Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, Fairfax
    • ,
  • Scott H. Sicherer, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Division of Allergy/Immunology, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Box 1198, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574.

Received 18 June 2004 ,Revised 30 July 2004 ,Accepted 2 August 2004.

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 Supported by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Dr Sicherer was supported by K23 AI 01709 from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Mr Cohen was supported by a research grant from the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program.

PII: S0091-6749(04)02197-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.08.007

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 114, Issue 5 , Pages 1159-1163 , November 2004

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