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ReviewAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2024

Food allergies on a college campus.

Irene H Yuan, Matthew Greenhawt, Elissa M Abrams, Edwin H Kim, S Shahzad Mustafa, Edward G A Iglesia

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Review in Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Food allergy and anaphylaxis in a university campus dining program.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Irene H YuanDivision of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: irene_h_yuan@hotmail.com.
Matthew GreenhawtSection of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Elissa M AbramsSection of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Edwin H KimDivision of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
S Shahzad MustafaDivision of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, New York; Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
Edward G A IglesiaDivision of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USUnity Health System · USUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Learning Health System Scholar Program at VanderbiltK12HS026395 · AHRQ · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROTHMAN, RUSSELL L., ROUMIE, CHRISTIANNE L. · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
AHRQ HHS K12 HS026395
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are limited data on food allergies among college students. In this article, we review the most current available studies. These self-reported surveys and qualitative interviews reported overall poor avoidance of known allergens and low rates of carrying self-injectable epinephrine among students with food allergy. College students may exhibit risk-taking food behaviors due to a number of factors, including age-appropriate risk-taking predilection, strong social influences, and lack of experience in self-advocacy. Having to disclose an otherwise invisible condition repeatedly in a new environment may also lead to "disclosure fatigue," creating an additional barrier to self-advocacy. Common themes in the narrative include hypervigilance, stigma management, and concern about others' misunderstanding of food allergy. Although there is a paucity of data in this area, it is likely that having greater support at the institution level, along with support from peers and faculty, may help improve awareness, self-injectable epinephrine carriage, and allergen avoidance. This review also discusses strategies for preparedness at school, including specific steps to maximize safety.

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EpinephrineFood HypersensitivityStudentsHumansUniversitiesEpinephrine

Identifiers

PMID38296046
PMCPMC11759065
OpenAlexW4391319366

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