Effect of pre- and postnatal tobacco smoke exposure on specific sensitization to food and inhalant allergens during the first 3 years of life

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 220-228

  Kulig, Michael ^a,c   Luck, W ^b   Lau, S ^b   Niggemann, B ^b   Bergmann, R ^b   Klettke, U ^b   Guggenmoos Holzmann, I ^a   Wahn, U ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Sozialmedizin und Epidemiol U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Early childhood; Food hypersensitivity; In utero and postnatal passive tobacco smoke exposure; Inhalant allergens; Parental atopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0000141223     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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