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Author(s) -
Lau Susanne,
Cavkaytar Ozlem,
Toit George
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.12435
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , epidemiology , allergy , family medicine , immunology
1. Development and distribution of a questionnaire to paediatric centres in Europe to assess the proportion of allergen immunotherapy prescriptions (SCIT, SLIT and AIT) in children with respiratory allergies aged 3–18. 2. Europe-wide evaluation among paediatricians/paediatric allergists of an age-dependent start of allergen immunotherapy in children (i.e. how young are children on average when being prescribed IT and are there any differences in prescribing patterns between allergy specialists and general paediatricians?) also in terms of oral immunotherapy for the treatment of food allergy (OIT). 3. Assessment of frequency of adverse events to SCIT and SLIT/AIT in children and adolescents with respiratory allergies 4. Questionnaire assessment of the availability of precautionary measures to avoid serious adverse effects to allergen immunotherapy (SCIT and SLIT) in children and adolescents (i.e. observation period after injection, use of PEF, availability of emergency medicines, training in resuscitation of children?) 5. Evaluation of the impact of venom allergy on Quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with and without venom allergen immunotherapy. May 2014 issue