Erin Fitch
Contributor
Website : SAGE Publications
Erin Fitch is a former chair with the Global Health Alliance and currently studies at the Oregon Health & Science University. She contributed an article on “Food Allergy” to SAGE Publications’ Encyclopedia of Global Health (2008), and a version of this article was used for her Britannica entry on this topic.
Primary Contributions (1)
Food allergy, immunological response to a food. Although the true prevalence of food allergy is unclear, studies have indicated that about 1 to 5 percent of people have a clinically proven allergy to a food. More than 120 foods have been reported as causing food allergies, though the majority of…
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Publications (1)
Encyclopedia of Global Health (4 Vol. Set ) (January 2008)
"A general reference for topics related to health worlwide, this encyclopedia is ambitious in its scope, with entries for specific diseases and conditions, geographical areas, health issues, biographical information, and organizations related to world health policy."―CHOICE"A useful, one-stop reference for health professionals and the general population alike that speaks to important changes and issues in global health; a foundation of knowledge essential for any library."―Library...
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