Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology
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Planetary diet and hidden risk: the significance of food allergies in vulnerable populations

Emilia Majsiak
1
,
Iwona Traczyk
2
,
Maria Cabaj
3
,
Solomiya Pukalyak
4
,
Bolesław K. Samoliński
2

  1. Department of Health Promotion, Faculty Health of Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
  2. Department of the Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  3. Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedicine, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
  4. Polish-Ukrainian Foundation of Medicine Development, Lublin, Poland
Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2026; 13, 1: 12–20
Online publish date: 2026/02/27
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