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Anxiety is common among food allergic children. Various factors contribute to these feelings of fear and anxiety, including management of multiple allergens, a child's previous anaphylactic reaction, daily food allergy… Click to show full abstract
Anxiety is common among food allergic children. Various factors contribute to these feelings of fear and anxiety, including management of multiple allergens, a child's previous anaphylactic reaction, daily food allergy management, and fear of fatalities.1 ,2 Despite their relative rarity,3 the risk of fatal allergic reactions is a common source of anxiety for food allergy families.4 We contend that media coverage of food allergy fatalities contributes to fear and anxiety in food allergic children and their parents.
Journal Title: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Year Published: 2021
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