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Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public

Ruchi S Gupta1,2*, Jennifer S Kim3, Elizabeth E Springston1, Jacqueline A Pongracic3, Xiaobin Wang1 and Jane Holl2

Author Affiliations

1 Smith Child Health Research Program, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA

2 Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA

3 Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA

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BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:142 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-142

Published: 7 August 2009

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Additional file 1:

The Chicago Food Allergy Research Survey for Parents of Children with Food Allergy. Final validated survey instrument for parents of food-allergic children; tool is available to all clinicians/researchers in order to (1) assess food allergy knowledge, (2) identify attitudinal barriers towards food allergy, and (3) develop targeted and effective interventions to improve the lives of food-allergic children and families.

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The Chicago Food Allergy Research Survey for Primary Care Physicians. Final validated survey instrument for pediatricians and family physicians; tool is available to all clinicians/researchers in order to (1) assess food allergy knowledge, (2) identify attitudinal barriers towards food allergy, and (3) develop targeted and effective interventions to improve the lives of food-allergic children and families.

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The Chicago Food Allergy Research Survey for the General Public. Final validated survey instrument for the general public; upon publication, tool is available to all clinicians/researchers in order to (1) assess food allergy knowledge, (2) identify attitudinal barriers towards food allergy, and (3) develop targeted and effective interventions to improve the lives of food-allergic children and families.

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