The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 6 , Pages 1462-1469 , June 2007

Advances in allergic skin disease, anaphylaxis, and hypersensitivity reactions to foods, drugs, and insects

  • 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, Mount Sinai Hospital, Box 1198, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574.
    • ,
  • Donald Y.M. Leung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Received 8 February 2007 ,Accepted 13 February 2007.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)00380-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.013

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 119, Issue 6 , Pages 1462-1469 , June 2007

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