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New guidelines set to improve standard of cows' milk allergy care

09-21-2007 · EurekAlert!

New guidelines on the diagnosis and management of cows' milk allergy, published today in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, are set to improve the standard of care of infants with CMA, the most common food allergy in children.

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