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Journal of Allergy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 576017, 2 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/576017
Editorial

Food Hypersensitivity: Diagnosing and Managing Food Allergies and Intolerances

Carina Venter

David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight and School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2FR, UK

Received 17 May 2012; Accepted 17 May 2012

Copyright © 2012 Carina Venter. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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