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About the Book
Is your child always sneezing, scratching, wheezing, sniffling or coughing and you don't know why? Your child could have allergies.
What are allergies and how do you identify them? How do you determine what is safe and how should you educate others about your child's allergy?
What can you do to 'allergy-proof' your home and how do you take you child for outings, much less vacations overseas?
What should you do to help your child enjoy the outdoors and do sports with ease?
Written by a pediatrician with more than a decade of experience managing children with allergies, Childhood Allergies has a special focus on allergens and triggers found in Asia. It is a comprehensive, must-have guide for all parents.
About the Author
Dr Dawn Lim is a paediatrician with a special interest in treating children with allergies and asthma. She graduated in 1997 from Trinity College (Dublin) with first class honours in Paediatrics and underwent postgraduate training at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (Singapore) and the Children's Medical Institute (national University Hospital, Singapore). In 2001, she obtained her membership to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (London) and her Masters of Medicine in Paediatrics (National University of Singapore) and published numerous papers on childhood allergies - one of which won the 'Young Investigator's Award' at the Singapore Malaysia Congress of Medicine in 1994
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