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Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States
Alkis Togias1, Susan F Cooper, Maria L Acebal
1In the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Md., Alkis Togias is the chief of the Allergy, Asthma, and Airway Biology Branch (AAABB), Susan F. Cooper is a health specialist in the Office of Program Planning and Scientific information, Marshall Plaut is the chief of the Food Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Mechanisms Section in AAABB, and Daniel Rotrosen is division director. The affiliations of the other authors are listed in Table 2. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. This work was written by employees of the National Institutes of Health and the expert panelists reviewed, edited, and approved the work, which is in the public domain in the United States.
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