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IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 13-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2017.09.002
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Food allergy; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Age; Population; Geography; Ethnic groups
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Understanding the epidemiology of food allergy is complicated by the difficulty of identifying it on a large scale. The prevalence of food allergy is higher in younger age groups and decreases with age. Allergy to peanut and egg seems to be more common in Northern Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia compared with Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia, whereas shellfish and fish allergies may be more common in Asia. The rate of transient unrecognized food allergy may be high and variable recognition of food allergy may explain some of the differences seen in food allergy prevalence.
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