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Crump, Vincent. St Aubyn.

Allergies: New Zealand's growing epidemic - New Zealand David Bateman 2009 - 200 pages color illustration 21 cm.

Food allergy -- Asthma, eczema and pets -- The wider environment -- Appendix: Diagnosing allergies.

Allergies are recognised as a modern epidemic. What can sufferers do to improve their quality of life? How should you respond when the food you enjoy, your cherished pet, or the plants in your garden seem to be turning on you and making you sick? In the first book written specifically for New Zealanders, Dr Vincent Crump provides a straightforward guide to symptom recognition, causes, management and prevention whether you suffer from asthma, hives or hay fever, or react badly to peanuts, dairy foods or insect bites. With many case studies and the latest research findings, this book offers perceptive, compassionate, commonsense advice and solutions designed specifically for allergy sufferers here in New Zealand.

ISBN: 9781869537449

Standard No.: 4219.126690

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Food allergy--Popular works.
Alergy--New Zealand.
Allergy--Treatment--New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: 616.97