What can urban/rural differences in food allergy prevalence tell us about the drivers of food allergy?

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia. Electronic address: katie.allen@rch.org.au.
² Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

Editorial

Katrina J Allen et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;143(2):554-556.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.10.055. Epub 2018 Nov 17.

¹ Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia; Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia. Electronic address: katie.allen@rch.org.au.
² Centre for Food and Allergy Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

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Keywords: Food allergy; South Africa; egg allergy; peanut allergy; risk factors; rural; urban.

Comment on

Rural and urban food allergy prevalence from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) study.
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