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01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract
Lessons learned from the development of a school age food allergy education program
Authors:
Cathy A Gillespie, Nancy L Ross, Allan B Becker
Published in:
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Special Issue 2/2014
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Excerpt
Education is required to effectively manage food allergy. In young children, parents are the primary managers. Once children enter school, a shift should begin towards a shared care model with children beginning to take on more responsibility. We previously developed a food allergy education program for parents of pre-school children and now have developed a new program for school age children and their parents building on our experience with the pre-school program. …