%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating the accuracy, risk impact, and cost-effectiveness of component-resolved diagnostic test for food allergy: a systematic review protocol
%A Andrew Stoddart
%A Aziz Sheikh
%A Bright I. Nwaru
%A Javier Flores Kim
%A Nicola McCleary
%J Archive of "NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.1038/s41533-017-0015-0
%X Food allergy¡ªparticularly immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy¡ªis now a global public health problem. It results in considerable morbidity, healthcare utilisation, and impairment in quality of life.1¨C6 Food allergy reactions range in severity from relatively mild features to life-threatening anaphylaxis.2, 3 Estimates of the prevalence of food allergy vary, but overall lifetime prevalence has been estimated as affecting up to 7% of children and 6% of adults.4,
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434809/