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Quality of Life in Food Allergy Patients and Their Families

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 62; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pcl.2015.07.003

1557-8240

Madeline Walkner, Christopher Warren, Ruchi S. Gupta,

Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Pediatric food allergy is a growing health problem in the United States that has been found to adversely impact the quality of life of both affected children and their caregivers. This article provides a review of how food allergy affects the quality of life of patients and their families within the domains of school, social activities, relationships, and daily life. Efforts to improve food allergy-related quality of life among caregivers are also discussed.