"If we are waiting for the numbers alone, we will miss the point": a qualitative study of the perceived rise of food allergy and associated risk factors in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

• Main Authors: George A. Atiim (Author), Susan J. Elliott (Author), Ann E. Clarke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, food allergy [FA] is considered a growing health epidemic. While much of what is known comes from developed countries, there is growing interest in the epidemiology of FA in developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. Indeed, researchers are beginning to document the...