The ability of adults and children to visually identify peanuts and tree nuts.

Abstract

Overall, both children and adults are unreliable at visually identifying most nuts.

Treatment of nut allergies with dietary avoidance should include education for both adults and children on identification of peanuts and tree nuts.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Arachis hypogaea
• Child
• Female
• Food Hypersensitivity
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Humans
• Hypersensitivity, Immediate
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nut Hypersensitivity
• Nuts
• Peanut Hypersensitivity
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Todd L Hostetler
• Sarah G Hostetler
• Gary Phillips
• Bryan L Martin

Publication date

2011-12-23

Journal

Journal topics

• Asthma
• Hypersensitivity
• Immunity

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology

Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA. todd.hostetler [at] nationwidechildrens.org

Release reference

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2012 Jan;108(1):25-9

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